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Q <br />Does reaccreditation require <br />higher levels of compliance <br />with standards? <br />Yes. reaccreditation requires a higher Ie'.el or <br />compliance with nonmandator>- standards. Initial <br />accreditation requires compliance with or <br />nonmandatory standards. The Commission will <br />require increasing levels of compliance as follows: <br />First Reaccrediiation (85%); Second Reaccredita- <br />tion (90%) and Third and Subsequent <br />Reaccreditations (95%). <br />Agencies are, of course, expected to come into <br />compliance with all applicable mandatory <br />standards —including new ones enacted by the <br />Commission following accreditation or the previous <br />reaccreditation. <br />Q What is required during the <br />on-site assessment? <br />The reaccreditaiivin on-sitc assessment will <br />resemble the initial accreditation in terms of start­ <br />ing and length of time on site. The scope of the <br />on-site assessment will be quite different. There <br />will be less emphasis upon e.xamining written <br />documentation. Emphasis areas will include <br />e.xamining agency goals and objectives as well as <br />its role with the community' it serx'es and the <br />criminal justice system of which it is a part. <br />Q How is reaccreditation determined? <br />Reaccreditation is determined by the <br />Commission in a manner similar to initial <br />accreditation. The assessing team leader's rcpon is <br />submitted to a commince of the Commission at one <br />of its regularly scheduled meetings. Following an <br />examination by the committee, a recommendation <br />is made to the full Commission to award <br />reaccreditation or to defer rcaccrcditation until cer­ <br />tain actions are taken. An affirmative vote of the <br />Commission extends accreditation for an additional <br />five years. <br />'.wr <br />^One of the beauties of accreditation is <br />that it is for five years, and during that <br />time Ke have to document that we are <br />keeping up. Also, the Commission will <br />be keeping us up to date with new <br />standards...and we can make changes <br />as we go along. <br />Chief Clinton Chafin <br />Fulton County. Georgia <br />Q Can reaccreditation be denied? <br />The Commission has established four accredita­ <br />tion statu.ses that may be invoked at the time of <br />reaccreditation: <br />• Accredited. <br />• Accredited-with-a-fime-limit—to remedy <br />deficiencies by pursuing a plan of action filed <br />with the Commission; <br />.Accreditation Suspended —the agency has not <br />achieved compliance vvith applicable standards <br />but could regain accredited status by pursuing a <br />plan of action; and <br />Accreditation Revoked—the agency is regarded <br />as no longer accredited. <br />Of course, any agency may withdraw from the <br />program at any time. <br />'' The accreditation process is ongoing. <br />We will continue to keep abreast of the <br />latest law enforcement practices by <br />monitoring changes in standards and <br />modifying our policies and practices as <br />necessary to remain accredited. <br />Chief James M. O'Dell <br />Kettering, Ohio <br />,•-•'r.-.u;.— V. • •