MLEAP Assessor & Program Manager Training

About

The Maine Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (MLEAP) is a voluntary process where police agencies in Maine prove their compliance with Maine Law Enforcement’s current best practices or standards. Maine Law Enforcement professionals carefully developed these standards to assist agencies in the efficient and effective delivery of service and the protection of individual rights. Assessors play an essential role in the accreditation process.

What do MLEAP Assessors do?
• They carefully conduct an internal review (off-site and on-site) of agencies’ policies and procedures, equipment, facilities, training, and operations to determine if they have met MLEAP standards with the goal of being MLEAP Accredited.
Benefits of being an Assessor:
• Be part of a professional team that assesses agencies, ensuring they meet all standards set forth by the MLEAP Committee and Maine Chiefs of Police Association Executive Board.
• Learn what other agencies are doing to reach accreditation to prepare your agency for the process.
• Have ownership in Maine Law Enforcement making it professional, but equally importantly building your expertise with accreditation, management, and leadership practices.
Assessor Requirements:
• Be a CLEOs of Police, Command level officers, or
• an officer who has applied, attained, and maintains the MCJA Law Enforcement Intermediate Certificate, or
• Program Managers that have been trained specifically in the Assessment Process and
• have been carefully selected by the Accreditation Program to conduct assessments of candidate agencies.

Agency Program Manager (PM) –The person designated by the CLEO to administer and oversee the Accreditation program for the Candidate Agency. This may be a sworn or non- sworn member of the agency or maybe a community volunteer. In some agencies the Program Manager may be the CLEO.

Initially the CLEO should designate a Program Manager (PM). The Program Manager can be any sworn or non-sworn member of the department. The more familiar the Program Manager is with departmental operations, the easier the task will be. There are several factors to consider when choosing a PM. The CLEO should appoint an individual who:

• Has an interest in doing the job,

• Is computer literate,

• Is organized and efficient,

• Is capable of writing clearly and concisely,

• Is capable of formulating drafts of agency policy statements,

• Can deal effectively with all levels of agency management,

• In some cases, such as smaller agencies, the CLEO may be the Program Manager.

In addition to the CLEO attending the Accreditation Program Familiarization Course outlined above, the Program Manager must attend both the Accreditation Program Familiarization Course and the Program Manager/Assessor Course. It is recommended that the CLEO also attend this training, however it is not required unless the CLEO is the Program Manager. If the CLEO wishes to become an Assessor, this training is required.