UB police recieve accreditation

The University at Buffalo Police Department was honored for completing the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Accreditation Program at a ceremony held recently on the UB North Campus, in Amherst.

A certificate of accomplishment was presented to Gerald W. Schoenle Jr., UB chief of police; Lt. Chris Bartolomei, UB accreditation manager; and the UB Police Department. Commissioner Denise E. O'Donnell, who heads the division and is assistant secretary to the governor for criminal justice, was the presenter.

The UB Police Department is the first State University of New York police department to receive DCJS accreditation, which recognizes professionalism in law enforcement by establishing standards of performance.

The DCJS accreditation program is designed to help police agencies evaluate and improve their overall performance and provides formal recognition that the organization meets or exceeds general expectations of quality in the field. Among all New York State police agencies 123 police departments and sheriffs' offices have successfully completed the process. This represents only 20 percent of all New York State police agencies.