BURLINGTON — Police Chief Thomas P. Browne is pleased to announce that assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) will conduct a three-day examination of the Burlington Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.
Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department meets MPAC standards is part of the process to gain or maintain state accreditation — a voluntary self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession.
The MPAC team will conduct the on-site assessment on Jan. 31, and Feb. 1 and 2.
Burlington Police received State Certification in 2007 and full State Accreditation in 2011. The Department has successfully received re-accreditation every three years since.
“Achieving accreditation is a highly valued recognition of law enforcement professional excellence,” Chief Browne said. “We look forward to the visit from the assessors, whose feedback will be vital to maintaining the highest levels of service and professionalism to our community.”
The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards. To achieve accreditation status, the Burlington Police must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 55 percent of the optional standards.
Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to call Chief Browne, or the Department’s Accreditation Manager, Lt. Thomas Carlson, at 781-272-1212.