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| Sheriff's Office Earns High Marks in National Audit |
| By Norfolk County Sheriff Office |
| Published: 10/31/2011 |
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DEDHAM, MA, Oct. 31, 2011 - Norfolk County Sheriff Michael G. Bellotti praised his staff for earning 100 percent and 99 percent compliance ratings in a recent three-day inspection by a team of national correctional facility auditors who will recommend that the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office should once again be accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA). “Residents of Norfolk County can be very proud of the men and women of the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, whose professionalism and attention to detail earned them a 100 percent compliance rating on 56 mandatory standards checked by the ACA and a 99 percent rating among the 284 non-mandatory standards the auditors looked at,” Sheriff Bellotti said. At the end of the three-day inspection, audit team chairwoman Marilyn Heck, a retired deputy warden with the Florida Department of Correction, told Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office staff: “You all should be commended for the quality of service you provide to your community and the quality of care you provide to the inmates.” Fellow auditor Lt. Amy Hoolan of the Pasco County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office added, “Your people are very well-educated, very well-trained.” The team’s recommendation will be submitted to the ACA, which will officially confer the accreditation status at its annual meeting in January. The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office is one of only 120 correctional agencies across the country to earn ACA accreditation. The NCSO first earned accreditation in 1994 and has been reaccredited every three years since then. “We believe strongly in the accreditation process,” Sheriff Bellotti said. “It is a rigorous examination of our policies and practices by highly-regarded and impartial corrections professionals. The public can look at it as confirmation that they are getting a quality return on their public safety investment.” |
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