TRAINING
CRLEAA will be hosting Basic Accreditation Manager and Mock Assessor Training on
Wednesday, August 19, at the Howard County Police Academy.
Please RSVP to President Pam McKay.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Location: (click here for directions)
James N. Robey Howard County Police & Fire Training Facility
2200 Scott Wheeler Drive (Formerly Alpha Center Drive)
Marriottsville, Maryland 21104
410-313-1364
PRELIMINARY COURSE SYLLABUS - UPDATED (Click here to download a printable copy)
0800-0810 Welcome and Opening Remarks
0810-0840 The Role of the Accreditation Manager
Overview: This 30-minute block of instruction will cover the specific duties and responsibilities of the position, along
with how these duties and responsibilities evolves or encompasses other roles – i.e., policy writing, inspections, etc.
0840-0925 Accreditation 101
Overview: This 45-minute block of instruction presents a broad overview of the entire accreditation process,
including terms, definitions, and logistical concerns.
0925-1025 Interpreting Standards
Overview: This one-hour block of instruction will emphasize the importance of interpreting standards so that the
Accreditation Manager can evaluate their applicability to his/her agency and decide the best way to demonstrate
compliance with them. “Key” words or phrases used in standards will be covered so that Accreditation Managers
will understand that while there are no “trick standards, there is a knack to reading them.
1025-1125 File Assembly and Maintenance
Overview: This one-hour block of instruction will describe for attendees the different ways – “do’s” and “don’ts” - of
assembling and maintaining files, as they prepare for their mock and official on-site assessments. Conflicting
directives and “proofs”, CALEA’s “Appendix G”, file maintenance and applied discretion issues, setting up electronic
files and setting up “working files” will be also be discussed.
1125-1155 Question and Answer (Q&A) and Test
Overview: The final 30 minutes of the training is set aside for any questions that attendees have that maybe weren’t
answered during the class, along with any areas that may need clarification. After the Q&A, a written test will be
administered. Because this class has been approved for four (4) hours of in-service training credit through the
Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC), officers attending the class who will be seeking in-service training
credit must take the written test and achieve a passing score of at least 70%. For others, the test is optional, but
recommended.
ACCREDITATION MANAGER TRAINING
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Given pen and paper, attendees will:
1) List two qualities of a successful Accreditation Manager
2) Demonstrate an understanding of a “linking” standard
3) Demonstrate an understanding of a “conditional” standard
4) Describe the difference between a “policy” and a “procedure”
5) Demonstrate an understanding of the terms “file maintenance” and “applied discretion”
6) Demonstrate an understanding of an “other-than-mandatory” standard and what it means to “20%” a standard
7) Demonstrate why the file for a standard that is Not Applicable (N/A) should still contain documentation to
justify or “prove” the N/A
8) Demonstrate an understanding of the various accreditation process phases
MOCK ASSESSOR TRAINING
COURSE SYLLABUS
1200-1225 The Role of the Mock Assessor
Overview: This 25-minute block of instruction will stress the importance of the mock assessor to the efforts of the
agency being assessed as the agency plans and gets ready for their official on-site assessment. One of the major
reasons an agency has a mock assessment is to evaluate the agency’s efforts and looks to the mock assessor to
find any areas where agency written directive(s) and compliance documentation fails to meet the requirements of
the standard. In addition, the mock assessor must also inform the agency of areas that are exemplary.
1225-1255 Construction of Mock Assessments
Overview: This 30-minute block of instruction will discuss different types of mock assessments that some agencies
use. They include “dress rehearsals”, just a file review, just a tour, or file review and tour, etc. Mock Assessors must
be flexible to meet the agency’s needs .
1255-1510 File Review
Overview: This two-hour-and-fifteen-minute block of instruction will cover the specifics for attendees, such as what
mock assessors should look for in terms of “procedures”, “policies”, “plans”, etc; suitable (and unsuitable) proofs of
compliance; is the analysis really an analysis; completion of mock ISSRs, etc.
1510-1540 Question and Answer and Test
Overview: The final 30 minutes of the training is set aside for any questions that attendees have that maybe weren’t
answered during the class, along with any areas that may need clarification. After the Q&A, a written test will be
administered. Because this class has been approved for three (3) hours of in-service training credit through the
Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC), officers attending the class who will be seeking in-service training
credit must take the written test and achieve a passing score of at least 70%. For others, the test is optional, but
recommended.
1540-1600 Close Out and Final Remarks
MOCK ASSESSOR TRAINING
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Given pen and paper, attendees will:
1) List two qualities of a successful mock assessor
2) List two types of mock assessments
3) Identify the difference between a procedure and a policy
4) Demonstrate their knowledge of the definition for the term “analysis” and will identify the accreditation
standards for which an analysis is required
5) Demonstrate their understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses for the mock ISSR
6) Identify at least two criteria that makes a file problematic
Wednesday, August 19, at the Howard County Police Academy.
Please RSVP to President Pam McKay.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Location: (click here for directions)
James N. Robey Howard County Police & Fire Training Facility
2200 Scott Wheeler Drive (Formerly Alpha Center Drive)
Marriottsville, Maryland 21104
410-313-1364
PRELIMINARY COURSE SYLLABUS - UPDATED (Click here to download a printable copy)
0800-0810 Welcome and Opening Remarks
0810-0840 The Role of the Accreditation Manager
Overview: This 30-minute block of instruction will cover the specific duties and responsibilities of the position, along
with how these duties and responsibilities evolves or encompasses other roles – i.e., policy writing, inspections, etc.
0840-0925 Accreditation 101
Overview: This 45-minute block of instruction presents a broad overview of the entire accreditation process,
including terms, definitions, and logistical concerns.
0925-1025 Interpreting Standards
Overview: This one-hour block of instruction will emphasize the importance of interpreting standards so that the
Accreditation Manager can evaluate their applicability to his/her agency and decide the best way to demonstrate
compliance with them. “Key” words or phrases used in standards will be covered so that Accreditation Managers
will understand that while there are no “trick standards, there is a knack to reading them.
1025-1125 File Assembly and Maintenance
Overview: This one-hour block of instruction will describe for attendees the different ways – “do’s” and “don’ts” - of
assembling and maintaining files, as they prepare for their mock and official on-site assessments. Conflicting
directives and “proofs”, CALEA’s “Appendix G”, file maintenance and applied discretion issues, setting up electronic
files and setting up “working files” will be also be discussed.
1125-1155 Question and Answer (Q&A) and Test
Overview: The final 30 minutes of the training is set aside for any questions that attendees have that maybe weren’t
answered during the class, along with any areas that may need clarification. After the Q&A, a written test will be
administered. Because this class has been approved for four (4) hours of in-service training credit through the
Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC), officers attending the class who will be seeking in-service training
credit must take the written test and achieve a passing score of at least 70%. For others, the test is optional, but
recommended.
ACCREDITATION MANAGER TRAINING
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Given pen and paper, attendees will:
1) List two qualities of a successful Accreditation Manager
2) Demonstrate an understanding of a “linking” standard
3) Demonstrate an understanding of a “conditional” standard
4) Describe the difference between a “policy” and a “procedure”
5) Demonstrate an understanding of the terms “file maintenance” and “applied discretion”
6) Demonstrate an understanding of an “other-than-mandatory” standard and what it means to “20%” a standard
7) Demonstrate why the file for a standard that is Not Applicable (N/A) should still contain documentation to
justify or “prove” the N/A
8) Demonstrate an understanding of the various accreditation process phases
MOCK ASSESSOR TRAINING
COURSE SYLLABUS
1200-1225 The Role of the Mock Assessor
Overview: This 25-minute block of instruction will stress the importance of the mock assessor to the efforts of the
agency being assessed as the agency plans and gets ready for their official on-site assessment. One of the major
reasons an agency has a mock assessment is to evaluate the agency’s efforts and looks to the mock assessor to
find any areas where agency written directive(s) and compliance documentation fails to meet the requirements of
the standard. In addition, the mock assessor must also inform the agency of areas that are exemplary.
1225-1255 Construction of Mock Assessments
Overview: This 30-minute block of instruction will discuss different types of mock assessments that some agencies
use. They include “dress rehearsals”, just a file review, just a tour, or file review and tour, etc. Mock Assessors must
be flexible to meet the agency’s needs .
1255-1510 File Review
Overview: This two-hour-and-fifteen-minute block of instruction will cover the specifics for attendees, such as what
mock assessors should look for in terms of “procedures”, “policies”, “plans”, etc; suitable (and unsuitable) proofs of
compliance; is the analysis really an analysis; completion of mock ISSRs, etc.
1510-1540 Question and Answer and Test
Overview: The final 30 minutes of the training is set aside for any questions that attendees have that maybe weren’t
answered during the class, along with any areas that may need clarification. After the Q&A, a written test will be
administered. Because this class has been approved for three (3) hours of in-service training credit through the
Maryland Police Training Commission (MPTC), officers attending the class who will be seeking in-service training
credit must take the written test and achieve a passing score of at least 70%. For others, the test is optional, but
recommended.
1540-1600 Close Out and Final Remarks
MOCK ASSESSOR TRAINING
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Given pen and paper, attendees will:
1) List two qualities of a successful mock assessor
2) List two types of mock assessments
3) Identify the difference between a procedure and a policy
4) Demonstrate their knowledge of the definition for the term “analysis” and will identify the accreditation
standards for which an analysis is required
5) Demonstrate their understanding of appropriate and inappropriate uses for the mock ISSR
6) Identify at least two criteria that makes a file problematic
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