wisconsin law enforcement accreditation group

​​​​Excellence  Integrity  Professionalism

"Accreditation is the most cost-effective and efficient way for an agency to assess the overall performance and service they provide to the public. The standards guide agencies to current best practices, but the process also allows agencies to identify problem areas, deficient policies, and potential areas of liability. Additionally, accreditation inherently improves documentation of performance as all staff participate in the creation and retention of proofs of compliance. Being part of the network of professionals in WILEAG and WI-PAC has kept us up-to-speed on the constant changes we have experienced within the law enforcement profession over the last decade." 

                          -Captain Colette Jaeger, Grand Chute Police Department

WILEAG Treasurer 

City Administrator

Rebecca Grill

City of Oshkosh

WILEAG President

Chief Torin Misko 

Hartland Police

Department

Mission Statement

Recent Updates:

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We are excited to announce some updates and clarifying language to the 6th Edition Guiding Principles. These updates are included in the updated manual published on this website.

To summarize, a new guiding principle was added to clarify that once an agency announces completion of self-assessment, the agency is scheduled for an on-site. All subsequent on-sites will be scheduled on or near that original on-site date, every three years.

Guiding Principle 4.2 has been renumbered and is now 4.3. This Guiding Principle was updated to clarify the three-year period in which proofs are required. Agencies will follow a rolling calendar for your accreditation cycle. Proofs of compliance are required from the end of one on-site to the end of the next.

Example: If your on-site is held May 7-9, 2024, proofs for year #1 for the next on-site cover the period from May 10, 2024, through May 9, 2025. Year #2 proofs cover the period between May 10, 2025 and May 9, 2026. Year #3 proofs cover from May 10, 2026 to the scheduled 2027 on-site, which will be in early to mid-May.

 Secondly, we added a section in the Guiding Principles to address extensions, withdrawal and reentry, and accreditation with conditions. These can be found in the new Section 5 and likely do not require a summation. Please read through them at your convenience and let me know if you have questions or concerns. The WILEAG Board recognizes these new and clarifying principles may impact agencies in a variety of ways. Therefore, agencies have until January 1, 2026, to be in compliance.

​WILEAG Secretary

Chief Jenny Pagenkopf

Oregon Police Department

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WILEAG’s primary mission is to offer a voluntary and affordable method of achieving professionalism through the accreditation of law enforcement agencies and to assist those agencies to better serve their communities.

Accreditation is a progressive and time-proven way of helping institutions evaluate and improve their overall performance. The key to any successful accreditation system lies in the consensus of published standards obtaining a clear statement of professional objectives.

WILEAG promotes excellence in law enforcement through participation in a voluntary law enforcement agency accreditation program. Accredited agencies demonstrate compliance with applicable standards covering all aspects of law enforcement administration and operations.

WILEAG Vice President

Chief Pete Nimmer 

Brown Deer Police

Department

Why accreditation?

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