Attorney General Kris Mayes’ Office Receives ALEAP Accreditation
PHOENIX — Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office received Accreditation through the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP), Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP), for meeting the current and professional industry-best-practices in the safe, effective, efficient and non-discriminatory delivery of law enforcement services in the State of Arizona.
“I am grateful to AACOP for their prestigious recognition of the work the agents, investigators, and prosecutors of the Attorney General’s Office do every day to protect Arizonans,” said Attorney General Mayes. “It’s an honor to receive this accreditation. My office will continue to proudly partner with state and local law enforcement to keep our state safe.”
ALEAP evaluates agencies against 174 comprehensive standards covering all areas of law enforcement operations. Accreditation demonstrates a sustained commitment to best practices, transparency, and continuous improvement. The initial accreditation is awarded to agencies for a 4-year period.
ALEAP interviewed Attorney General Mayes’ officers and staff and conducted a review of agency organizational documents, policies and procedures, including records, reports and certifications. Our process took two years of change to meet all of the standards.
In 2018, the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police, Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool, League of Arizona Cities and Town and Arizona POST entered into a unique partnership to develop standards of best practices for the Safe, Effective, Efficient and Non-Discriminatory delivery of professional law enforcement services to all residents and visitors of Arizona. Since then, 36 agencies across Arizona have been ALEAP Accredited and 11 are in the process of achieving accredited status.
ALEAP is a voluntary program to provide public and professional recognition to those agencies who prove independent assessors that they meet or exceed the rigorous standards of the program. For more information regarding the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, please visit https://www.azchiefsofpolice.org/aleap-accreditation-program.