{"id":25521,"date":"2018-02-27T14:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25521"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:40:23","slug":"apsu-police-department-awarded-accreditation-by-tennessee-association-of-chiefs-of-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/02\/27\/apsu-police-department-awarded-accreditation-by-tennessee-association-of-chiefs-of-police\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Police Department awarded accreditation by Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Police Department recently received accreditation by the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police through its Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Program.<\/p>\n<p>The program requires police departments complete a three-phase process, including review by the independent reviewing authority, in addition to meeting 160 standards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_413744\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/APSU-Police-Department-awarded-accreditation-by-Tennessee-Association-of-Chiefs-of-Police.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-413744\" class=\"wp-image-413744 size-medium\" title=\"Austin Peay State University Police Department receives Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/APSU-Police-Department-awarded-accreditation-by-Tennessee-Association-of-Chiefs-of-Police-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University Police Department receives Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-413744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Peay State University Police Department receives Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police accreditation.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to Michael Kasitz, APSU police chief, the process was rigorous but instrumental in identifying processes and protocols that could be improved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe process made us thoroughly review and make several changes to our General Orders (policies) in addition to changing some of our practices,\u201d he said. \u201cWe went through a stringent assessment to ensure not only that we had policy in place, but that we were adhering to those policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department will seek re-accreditation every three years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; Austin Peay State University\u2019s Police Department recently received accreditation by the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police through its Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. 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