Smithfield Police Department
215 Pleasant View Ave., Smithfield, Rhode Island 02917

Smithfield Senior Center
Monday, December 7, 2009
7:00 pm

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Smithfield Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to attain re-accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards. 

Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services. 

As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session Monday, December 7^th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. The session will be conducted in the Smithfield Senior Center located at 1 William J. Hawkins, Jr. Trail, Smithfield, Rhode Island.  directions

Agency employees and the public are also invited to offer comments by calling (401) 233-1025 on Monday, December 7^th, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team.  

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is available and may be viewed at the Smithfield Police Department, 215 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, Rhode Island. Local contact is Captain Robert J. Beaudry, 231-2500, extension 105.