UAB continues growth development by achieving campus law enforcement accreditation status for the fifth year.
(Photography: Andrea Mabry)The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Police and Public Safety Department has achieved Accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the leading authority for campus public safety.
“This puts us a step above the rest,” said Deputy Chief Zandral Washington. “Not only do we have someone with CALEA looking at our policies and procedures and documentation, we also have IACLEA looking at our policies and procedures and documentation. To have two separate entities look at how we do business — the accountability of it all is indeed an honor to have that prestige of being dually accredited.”
The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators is the largest professional association devoted to excellence in campus public safety and law enforcement. UAB Police’s IACLEA accreditation has been extended through July 2025, at which time the department will be expected to demonstrate continued compliance with all applicable standards required for accreditation. This accreditation runs concurrently with the department’s CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies) accreditation award.
This accreditation is given every four years. In order to achieve this accreditation, certain UAB Police standards, policies and procedures, and documentation are reviewed by the IACLEA Accreditation Commission over a two-week period.
The UAB Police and Public Safety Department demonstrated to outside, impartial experts its compliance with national best-practice standards that denote current best practices in the profession. Fewer than 100 agencies have earned this distinctive recognition.
This is UAB’s fifth IACLEA Accreditation Award.