Sheriff Brad Kunkel and Chief Deputy Randy Lamm explain value of the county’s first-in-the-state accreditation
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced in December that it had become the first sheriff’s office in the state to receive accreditation through the Iowa Law Enforcement Accreditation Program, a program developed by the Iowa Police Chiefs Association and the Iowa State Sheriff’s and Deputies Association and launched in December 2024.
The accreditation requires law enforcement agencies to prove they have policies in place that meet professional law enforcement standards, and that those policies are followed. There are 87 standards that need to be met in 21 areas of assessment. The assessment areas include use of force, professional standards, recruitment and selection, training and career development, property and evidence control, and others…