ZEELAND The Zeeland Police Department has joined the ranks of just 5 percent of Michigan s law enforcement agencies as one of 34 departments to be accredited by the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission. What s really impressive about Zeeland is you have an agency that has 10 full-time officers that achieved this, said Robert Stevenson, executive director of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police. It took the commitment of the entire department to get this done.
To become an accredited agency, police departments must comply with the 108 professional standards set by the MLEAC and then must provide proof that they follow those policies in everyday policing.