On December 12, 2017 the Governing Board of the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG) announced that the Pleasant Prairie Police Department achieved the status of being an accredited law enforcement agency in the State of Wisconsin.

The Pleasant Prairie Police Department began the process of obtaining accreditation in 2016. The department was evaluated by independent assessors on the existence of prescribed professional law enforcement standards, as well as compliance with these standards. Agency employees and members of the community were also given an opportunity to offer comments at a public information session. The department met the 235 standards which encompassed key areas of agency operations and administration.

Holding a status of accreditation demonstrates to the community that the police department makes sure that best practices are followed and that they are recognized as the best police practices in the State of Wisconsin.

Police Chief David Smetana stated “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 provide superior service to our citizens. We thank the WILEAG Governing Board for acknowledging that the Pleasant Prairie Police Department is following the best practices in law enforcement.”

2017

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