
As of January 2016, we are a fully accredited police department by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC).
Accreditation is a self-initiated process by which police agencies voluntarily strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the law enforcement profession by the profession.
The MPAC Accreditation program establishes standards on best practices for police agencies to adopt. Agencies then establish written directives and procedures for their personnel to implement. Standards dictate which topical areas an agency must have policies and procedures, leaving the agency’s chief executive officer and supervisory staff to develop and enforce agency-specific policies and procedures. Most of the Commission’s standards require agencies to commit their often-unwritten policies and procedures to writing. The remaining standards are equipment or facility related (generally found in communication centers, holding facilities, and property rooms).