DALLAS, Oregon (September 26, 2024)
“Having fully demonstrated its voluntary commitment to public safety excellence by living up to a body of standards deemed essential to the protection of life, health, safety and rights of the citizens it serves, and having exemplified the best professional practices in the conduct of its responsibilities is hereby, upon the recommendation of the members of the Northwest Accreditation Alliance Board, awarded this Certificate of State Accreditation”.
Effective September 10, 2024, Dallas Police Department is recognized as a state accredited public safety agency for a period of three years.
The Northwest Accreditation Alliance exists to improve the quality of law enforcement and 9-1-1 agencies in the States of Oregon and Alaska and ultimately the quality of services provided to the citizens of both states. Below are some benefits of accreditation for the community:
- Increases law enforcement communication agency’s ability to prevent and control crime through more efficient and effective delivery of services.
- Enhances public confidence in the law enforcement and communication services.
- Creates a forum in which police and citizens work together to prevent and control crime through greater understanding of the challenges and impacts on law enforcement and the desires of the community.
Expressing his gratitude to those involved in the accreditation process, Tom Simpson, Chief of Police, said, “I’d like to offer my appreciation to Sergeant Hamilton and those who started this project before him on a job very well done. During our assessment phase (both online and onsite) the assessors had nothing but praise for Sergeant Hamilton and also our property room manager, Heather Taylor, for doing a fantastic job getting us ready for the assessment. Their work up front made the assessment process seamless and fast”.
For more information about the accreditation process, visit https://www.oracall.org/.
