9.11.2001
Chief of Police
James R. Bryant
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The Salem Police Department is a modern, well trained and well equipped organization dedicated to the delivery of the highest possible quality protective service to Salem's citizens and guests. The Salem Police Department is one of the original founding member agencies of the Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy. The Academy functions to provide state mandated entry level and in-service training to 39 law enforcement agencies throughout the western region of Virginia. Through cooperative effort with other member agencies, the Salem Police Department contribute skills and instructional abilities of twenty seven officers who hold state certification as general or specialized instructors. In its sixteenth year of operation, the Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy has an officer/student body of over 1200. More than 67,000 hours of police training were provided to students covering 56 course titles.Since September 1997 the Department has held the prestigious status of accreditation under the auspices of the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC). This achievement represents a milestone in the history of the Salem Police Department as practically every employee contributed in some manner to the success that is represented in achieving agency accreditation. |
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