Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

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Formation	1979
Purpose	Accreditation
Headquarters	Gainesville, Virginia
Location	United States Canada Mexico
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	Public Safety Agencies
President	W. Craig Hartley Jr.
Parent organization	IACP NOBLE NSA PERF
Website	www.calea.org

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) is a credentialing authority (accreditation), based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredit public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, training academies, communications centers, and campus public safety agencies.