The Bensalem Police Department is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies(CALEA), the Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission and the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

The Bensalem Township Police Department has to comply with 189 standards in order to maintain accredited status. Accreditation is for four years, during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

CALEA has created a public comment portal for comments regarding Bensalem Township Police Department’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status. These comments can be in the form of commendations or concerns. The overall intent of the accreditation process is to provide the participating agency with information to support continuous improvement, as well as foster the pursuit of professional excellence.

Click HERE to post a comment to CALEA and make your voice heard.

For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. please write the Commission at 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, Virginia 20155; or call (703) 352-4225 or email calea@calea.org.

IMPORTANT: CALEA is not an investigatory body and subsequently the public portal should not be used to submit information for such purposes. Additionally, there will be no response other than acknowledgment of submissions; however, the information will be considered in context to its relevancy to compliance with standards and the tenets of CALEA® Accreditation.