West Tisbury Police notice of Assessment 2024

Press Release

West Tisbury Police Department

454 State Road, West Tisbury Ma. 02575

Notice of upcoming assessment for Police Accreditation

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Chief Matthew Mincone and Accreditation Manager Det. Nikolaj Wojtkielo are pleased to announce that a team of assessors from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission is scheduled to arrive on Monday, March 18, 2024 to begin examining various aspects of the West Tisbury Police Department’s policies and procedures, operations and facilities.  The department currently is seeking re-accreditation.

Verification by the Assessment Team that the Department meets the Commission’s standards is part of a voluntary process to gain state Accreditation -- a self-initiated evaluation process by which police departments strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the profession, by the profession.

The Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program consists of 257 mandatory standards as well as 125 optional standards.  In order to achieve accreditation status, the Department must meet all applicable mandatory standards as well as 55% of the optional standards. 

Achieving Accreditation is a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.  Anyone interested in learning more about this program is invited to call (Chief Mincone or the Department’s Accreditation Manager Det. Wojtkielo).

Visit masspoliceaccred.net to view the agencies throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts participating in the program.

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Massachusetts Police Accreditation Program