Thu, Oct 08, 2009
Three Law Enforcement Airborne Units Will Benefit
During the International Association of Chiefs of Police
(IACP) convention in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday, the Airborne Law
Enforcement Accreditation Commission (ALEAC) accepted a $10,000
donation from American Eurocopter. The donation will be used to
offset the cost of law enforcement air unit accreditation and will
be presented to the first three qualifying agencies that
successfully complete the accreditation process. The first agency
to complete the process will receive a $5,000 rebate towards the
cost of accreditation, the second agency will receive $3,000 and
the third will receive $2,000.
The ALEAC was founded in 2002 for the purpose of developing
professional standards for all airborne law enforcement units
including local, state and federal governmental agencies. These
standards have been adopted by the Airborne Law Enforcement
Association (ALEA) as guidelines for starting new aviation units
and as recommended best practices for review and adoption by all
law enforcement aviation units.
Jim Di Giovanna, President of the ALEAC, is a retired captain
and former unit commander of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department’s Aero Bureau. “With the help of
industry leaders like American Eurocopter, and through our
Accreditation Program, we hope to work with the law enforcement
community to institute an accepted set of ‘best
practices’ that will be adopted by air units throughout the
country and validated through our program of accreditation,”
he explained.
The intent of the Accreditation Program is to encourage safe,
efficient and accident-free aviation operations in support of law
enforcement missions. “We support the work that the ALEAC is
doing and their goals to improve operational standards and safety
within the law enforcement community,” said Larry Roberts,
American Eurocopter Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer
Support. “Safety continues to be a top priority at American
Eurocopter and we look forward to working with ALEAC in our joint
efforts to promote safety throughout the industry.”
The Accreditation Program is designed to objectively evaluate
and certify a law enforcement air unit's overall compliance with
the standards for air units as developed and adopted by the ALEAC
and ALEA. Airborne law enforcement units can apply for
accreditation online through the ALEA website. Once the application
is received, the unit will be required to complete a Unit
Information Form and conduct a self assessment of their operation
as compared to the standards. A team of assessors will conduct
on-site assessments, thoroughly evaluating all aspects of the
unit's operation. The assessors' findings will be presented to the
ALEAC Board of Commissioners for final approval.
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