APD Office of Inspector General Attains Accredited Status
The APD Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) Investigations Section is now accredited through the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, Inc. (CFA). Accreditation by the CFA means that the Office of Inspector General’s Investigations unit has been shown to meet the commission’s specific requirements and 38 mandatory standards. A copy of the accreditation standards is available through the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation’s website at www.flaccreditation.org.
Accreditation is a voluntary months-long process. In April, assessors reviewed the OIG’s Investigations Section’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and practices. At this assessment, the APD OIG provided proof of the office’s compliance with the CFA’s mandatory standards. The assessors then reported their findings to the CFA. On June 24, the APD OIG appeared, virtually, before the commission, who voted to accredit the Investigations Section of the APD Office of Inspector General. This accreditation status is for a three-year period.
The OIG’s Investigations Section, which consists of the Inspector General and a Director of Investigations, is responsible for initiating, conducting, supervising, and coordinating investigations of matters relating to APD. The goals of the OIG’s investigations are to detect, deter, prevent, and eradicate fraud, waste, mismanagement, misconduct, and other possible abuses in state government.
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