Town of Lexington, MA Police Department

The Lexington Police Department has Full Accreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission (MPAC) The Department meets 339 MPAC standards: 159 mandatory Certification standards 98 mandatory Accreditation standards 82 additional optional standards (65% of the 125 optional standards) Attaining this award shows the extraordinary steps the Department took to demonstrate its pride and professionalism by living up to a body of critical law enforcement standards in areas of management, operations, and technical support activities to deliver quality police services to its community. About the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program: Massachusetts is one of 25 states that offer an accreditation program for its law enforcement community separate from the national Accreditation program. There are two steps to the award program: Certification and Accreditation, with accreditation being the higher of the two. There are no time limits or constraints imposed upon agencies by ...