Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Reaccredited

A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) completed its audit of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office on August 10, 2010. Their mission was to examine all aspects of the Sheriff's Office policies, procedures, management, operations, and support services. In order to receive accredited status, Sheriff Wendell Hall and the Sheriff's Office have to comply with 254 individual standards encompassing every aspect of Hall's operations of his agency. Each standard is determined by how all other detention and law enforcement agencies, throughout the country, are supposed to operate.As part of the on-site assessment, agency members and the general public were invited to offer comments as to the agency's ability to comply with CFA standards.The assessment team was composed of law enforcement practitioners from throughout the State of Florida. Upon completion of their thorough examination, they reported their findings back to the CFA Commission to determine if the agency was to receive accredited status. This CFA accreditation process covers a three year period and is strictly voluntary on the part of the agency. Because of the excellent state of affairs, the assessment team completed their evaluation in record time, an honorary point they passed on to the full Commission. On October 14, 2010 Sheriff Hall appeared before the full CFA commission, in a statewide ceremony, to accept the coveted honors bestowed upon the Santa Rosa Sheriff's County Office. Sheriff Hall stated that “this accreditation and the honor it signifies are highly prized among all law enforcement professionals. This is the 3rd accreditation honor our agency has received by the CFA Commission, both in detention and law enforcement, and each one improves our operations even more. I'm proud of all of our staff and the job they perform for the citizens of Santa Rosa County.” For photos of the ceremony please click here.