A team of assessors from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG), will arrive on October 24, 2017 to examine all aspects of The Pleasant Prairie Police Departments policy and procedures, management, operation, and support service, Chief David B. Smetana announced today. “Verification by the team that the Pleasant Prairie Police Department meets the Board’s state-of-the-art standards and is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditation - a highly respected recognition of law enforcement professional excellence”, Chief Smetana said.
The Pleasant Prairie Police Department has to comply with 235 standards to gain accredited status. Chief Smetana said, “Our department has spent the last 18 months in constant self-assessment, improving our policies and procedures and revamping our training and education to remain as professional as possible. It is our desire to work within our community using a best practice philosophy in order to best serve our citizens.”
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on October 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM. The session will be conducted in the Pleasant Prairie Police Department located at 8600 Green Bay Road, Pleasant Prairie. If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he/she may do so by telephone. The public may call (262) 948-8993 the same day, October 25, between the hours of 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM.
Telephone comments as well as in-person comments at the public information session must address the agency’s ability to comply with WILEAG’s standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Pleasant Prairie Police Department. The Department contact for further information is Chief David B. Smetana, he can be reached at (262) 694-7353.
Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Departments ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write to Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, WILEAG at
WILEAG at P.O. Box 528, Hartland, WI 53029.
The Accreditation Manager for the Pleasant Prairie Police Department is Deputy Chief Daniel W. Reilly. The assessment team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar agencies. The assessors will review written material, interview individuals, and visit offices and the places where compliance can be witnessed. The assessors are: Chief Ann Wellens of the South Milwaukee Police Department acting as the Team Leader; Team Members Captain Mark Furguson of the Glendale Police Department and Sergeant Phil Noche of the West Allis Police Department. “Once the WILEAG Board’s assessors complete their review of the agency, they report back to the full Board, which will then decide if the agency is to be granted accredited status”, Chief Smetana stated.
Accreditation status is granted for three years, during which time the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.
For more information regarding the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group, please write to WILEAG at P.O. Box 528, Hartland, WI 53029 or [email protected].
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