Accreditation Simplified
Standards Manuals Available in PowerDMS
PowerDMS provides the solution for a faster and easier way to obtain and maintain accreditation.
Law Enforcement
Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police (AACOP)
- Arizona Association Chiefs of Police Accreditation Standards Manual (ALEAP)
Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP)
- Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP) - Accreditation and Recognition Program Standards Manual
Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (COFLEA)
- CFA Comparative Compliance V. 5.0 to CALEA 5.0
- CFA Comparative Compliance V. 5.0 to CALEA 6.0
- CFA Core Competencies Standards Manual
- CFA Standards Manual
- CFA Standards Manual - Comparative Edition
- CFA Standards Manual Version 5.0
- FCAC Standards Manual
- FCAC Standards Manual Version 4.0
- FPAP Standards Manual
- FPAP Standards Manual Version 2.0
- IG Standards Manual
- IG Standards Manual Version 2.0
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA)
- CALEA Campus Security Standards
- CALEA Communications Standards
- CALEA Guide to Successful Accreditation Management
- CALEA Law Enforcement Standards
- CALEA Training Academy Standards
- Estándares CALEA para Aplicación de Leyes
- Estándares para Academias de Entrenamiento de
- Estándares para Centros de Comunicación
- Guía para la gestión exitosa de la acreditación
Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP)
- State of Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council Accreditation Standards Manual (POSTC)
Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council
- Compliance to Law Enforcement Standards and Practices (CLESP) Program (Minimum Standards)
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
- Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy
Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA)
- Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS)
Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police (GACP)
- Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program (GLECP) Standards Manual
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP)
- The Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP)
Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (ILEAC)
- Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
- IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual
The Clery Act
- U.S. Dept of Ed - HCSSR Appendix C - Checklist for Campus Safety and Security Compliance
The Kentucky Association Chiefs of Police (KACP)
- The Kentucky Association Chiefs of Police Accreditation Program Manual
- The Kentucky Association Chiefs of Police Communications Accreditation Program Manual
Maine Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA)
- Maine Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Standards Manual (MLEAP)
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police (MACP)
- Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Standards Manual (MLEAC)
Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (MSLEAC)
- Mississippi State Accreditation Standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- NIST - Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
- NIST SP 800-53 - Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations
- NIST SP 800-171 - Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations
- NISTIR 7621 - Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals
New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP)
- New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Program
New Mexico Municipal League (NMML)
- New Mexico Adult Detention Center Accreditation Program Manual (NMLEPSC)
- New Mexico Emergency Communications Professional Standards Accreditation Program Manual (NMLEPSC)
- New Mexico Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Manual (NMLEPSC)
- New Mexico Law Enforcement Recognition Program Manual (NMLEPSC)
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (NYSDCJS)
- New York State Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Standards and Compliance Verification Manual (LEAC)
New York State Sheriff's Association (NYSSA)
- Civil Accreditation Manual for Sheriffs' Civil Divisions
- Corrections Accreditation Manual for Sheriffs' Corrections Divisions
- Court Security Accreditation Manual for Sheriffs' Court Security Divisions
- Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Program Standards Manual
North Carolina Jail Standards (NCJS)
- Subchapter 14J - Jails, Local Confinement Facilities
Oregon Accreditation Alliance (OAA)
- Communications Standards Manual
- Law Enforcement Standards Manual
Oregon State Sheriff's Association (OSSA)
- Oregon Jail Standards
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA)
- Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Standards (PLEAC)
Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission (RIPAC)
- Rhode Island Police Accreditation Commission Accreditation Standards Manual
South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation (SCLEA)
- The Standards Manual of The South Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation Program
Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP)
- Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards Manual (TLEA)
Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation (TPCAF)
- Texas Police Chiefs Association Best Practices Recognition Program
Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC)
- VLEPSC Program Manual
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)
- Law Enforcement Accreditation Standards Manual
- Jail Accreditation Standards
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG)
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group Accreditation Standards
- Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Core Standards Verification Program
Corrections
American Correctional Association (ACA)
- Standards for Adult Correctional Boot Camp Programs (ABC), First Edition
- Standards for the Administration of Correctional Agencies (ACA), Second Edition
- Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), 4th Edition
- Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), 5th Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Adult Community Residential Services (ACRS), 4th Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Adult Local Detention Facilities (ALDF), 4th Edition
- Standards for Adult Parole Authorities (APA), Second Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Adult Probation and Parole Field Services (APPFS), Fourth Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Correctional Industries (CI), Second Edition
- Core Jail Standards (CJ), 1st Edition
- Standards for Correctional Training Academies (CTA), First Edition
- Standards for Electronic Monitoring Programs (EM), First Edition
- Certification Standards for Food Service Programs (FSP), First Edition
- International Correctional Core Standards (ICCS)
- Standards for Juvenile Correctional Boot Camp Programs (JBC)
- Performance-Based Standards for Juvenile Corrections Facilities (JCF), Fourth Edition
- Standards for Juvenile Community Residential Facilities (JCRF), Third Edition
- Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities (JDF), Third Edition
- Standards for Juvenile Day Treatment Programs (JDTP), First Edition
- Standards for Juvenile Probation and Aftercare Services (JPAS), Second Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Correctional Health Care in Adult Correctional Institutions (PBHC-ACI), First Edition
- Standards for Small Juvenile Detention Facilities (SJDF), First Edition
- Performance-Based Standards for Therapeutic Communities (TC), First Edition
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations - Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011 Inspection Worksheet for Over 72 Hour Facilities
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- Standards for Health Services in Jails
- Standards for Health Services in Prisons
- Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PADOC)
- The PA Code - Title 37 - Chapter 95 - Subchapter B. Administrative Standards, Regulations And Facilities
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)
- PREA Title 28 Part 115 (Subparts A, B, C, & D)
Virginia Department of Corrections (VA DOC)
- Minimum Requirements for Jails
- Minimum Requirements for Lockups
Illinois Department of Corrections (ILDOC)
- Illinois County Jail Standards - Part 701
Fire/EMS
The Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)
- The CFAI Accreditation Model (CFAI)
Municipalities
Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
- Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), Fifth Ed
The Illinois Association of Park Districts & the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IAPD/IPRA)
- Distinguished Park & Recreation Accreditation Standards
Forensics
The FBI Quality Assurance Standards for DNA (FBI QAS for DNA)
- Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories
ANAB: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB: ANSI-ASQ)
- AR 3028 - ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - Forensic Science Testing Laboratories - Accreditation Requirements
- AR 3029 - ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - Forensic Science Calibration Laboratories - Accreditation Requirements
- AR 3125 - ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - Forensic Science Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Requirements
Education
The Clery Act
- U.S. Dept of Ed - HCSSR Appendix C - Checklist for Campus Safety and Security Compliance
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA)
- IACLEA Accreditation Standards Manual
Healthcare
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)
- Accreditation Handbook for Ambulatory Health Care
- Accreditation Handbook for Health Plans
- Accreditation Handbook for Health Plans - FEHB Edition
- Accreditation Handbook - Including Medicare Requirements for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
- Medical Home On-Site Certification Handbook
Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ)
- CIHQ - Accreditation Standards for Acute Care Hospitals
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- Standards for Health Services in Jails
- Standards for Health Services in Prisons
- Standards for Health Services in Juvenile Detention and Confinement Facilities
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Council (NELAC)
- The NELAC Institute - Volume 1 - Management and Technical Requirements for Laboratories Performing Environmental Analysis (NLEAP)
- The NELAC Institute - Volume 2 - General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Environmental Laboratories (NLEAP)
ISO and IEC
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- ISO 15189 Medical Laboratories - Requirements for Quality and Competence
- ISO/IEC 17025 General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
- ISO 9000 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
- ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems - Requirements
- ISO 9004 Quality management - Quality of an organization - Guidance to achieve sustained success
- ISO/IEC 17020 Conformity Assessment - Requirements for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection
- International Standard ISO/IEC 17021-1 - Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems - Part 1: Requirements
- ISO/IEC 17043 Conformity assessment - General requirements for proficiency testing
- ISO/IEC 27001 Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management
- ISO/IEC 27002 Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security controls
ANAB: ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB: ANSI-ASQ)
- AR 3028 - ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - Forensic Science Testing Laboratories - Accreditation Requirements
- AR 3029 - ISO/IEC 17025:2005 - Forensic Science Calibration Laboratories - Accreditation Requirements
- AR 3125 - ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - Forensic Science Testing and Calibration Laboratories Accreditation Requirements
ILoveCompliance (ILC)
Cannabis Compliance
- AZ DOH Medical Marijuana Regulations
- CA Bureau of Cannabis Control Regulations Pack
- Canada Federal MJ Regulations
- CT Medical Marijuana Program Regulations
- EudraLex Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Guidelines
- FDA – Title 21 FDA CFR Food and Drug Regulations
- FDA – Title 21 Part 111
- FL Marijuana Regulations
- IL Medical Cannabis Program
- MI Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regs Package
- MD Medical Cannabis Regulations Package
- NV Adult Use and Medical Marijuana Regulations
- NY Medical Marijuana Regulations
- OH Medical Marijuana Control Program Regulations
- OK Medical Marijuana Authority Regulations Regulations
- OR Liquor Control Commission Marijuana Regulations
- MA Cannabis Control Commission Regulations
- ME Cannabis Regulations
- MO Marijuana Regulations
- NH Marijuana Regulations
- NJ Medical Marijuana Program
- PA Medical Marijuana Program
- RI Medical Marijuana Program Regulations
- VT Cannabis Program Regulations
Oil and Gas
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
- PHMSA Control Room Management - Inspection Form
e-CFR
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
- Title 14 - Part 135 - Operating Requirements: Commuter & on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such Aircraft
- Title 14 - Part 145 - Repair Stations
- Title 45 - Subtitle A – Subchapter C - Parts 160
- Title 45 - Subtitle A – Subchapter C - Parts 162
- Title 45 - Subtitle A – Subchapter C - Parts 164
- Title 49 - Transportation - Subtitle B - Chapter I - Subchapter D - Part 192