The City of Greenville and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) are pleased to announce that Greenville Police Chief Hassan Aden has been selected to serve as a Commissioner on its governing board. Chief Aden is a former CALEA Assessor and has been serving as Chief of the Greenville Police Department since November of 2012.

“I am honored and humbled to have been appointed as a CALEA Commissioner,” said Aden. “I have served in CALEA accredited agencies my entire 27-year law enforcement career and fully believe that CALEA has been the driving force behind the professionalization of policing in the United States.”

Established in 1979, CALEA was created to develop professional operating standards for public safety agencies and to administer complementary accreditation processes. Some of the benefits of these processes include a higher level of public accountability, improved delivery of police services, and the adoption of modern policing methods.

“The CALEA accreditation process ensures that police agencies comply with modern, relevant policing standards that translate into solid community policing practices, fair treatment of employees and excellent service to the community,” Aden says. The Greenville Police Department received its national accreditation in 1995. In 2012, the Greenville PD was awarded Accreditation with Advanced status from CALEA for its adherence to over 300 mandatory professional operating standards as well as 74 voluntary professional standards.

Current CALEA Program offerings include accreditation for law enforcement agencies, public safety communications and training academies, and most recently, campus security organizations. These programs serve as a modern management model for public safety agencies internally, and are a blueprint for developing industry-recognized best practices.           

CALEA has 21 commission board members, including 11 law enforcement practitioners and 10 members from the public and private sectors.  The position is voluntary, and Commissioners are appointed to a term of three years. Aden states, “As a Commissioner, I will serve in the governing body of CALEA to guide the development of new standards and help the organization evolve to ensure it continues to move the policing profession to new levels of excellence.” Chief Aden’s appointment becomes effective on January 1, 2014.

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