Ohio Collaborative & CALEA

History

This community-police advisory board was formed in 2015 by Governor John Kasich. It created a system of voluntary compliance for uniform minimum standards for all Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies. The Bowling Green Police Division already met all of the Ohio Collaborative standards through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). However, the division believed it was important to also be certified with the Ohio Collaborative. As such, division policies with proofs were submitted to the collaborative and the division did receive certification.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement's major executive associations. The CALEA Accreditation program seals are reserved for use by those public safety agencies that have demonstrated compliance with CALEA Standards and have been awarded CALEA Accreditation by the Commission.

The Bowling Green Police Division has been an accredited law enforcement agency since 1993.

Resources

• 2020 Ohio Collaborative Report (PDF)
• CALEA website
• CALEA Public Comment Portal (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)