Center for Accreditation Success
Where people, services & technologies partner for accreditation goals
One Source for Your Accreditation Goals
Risk managers, legal experts, federal and state government organizations, and public safety leaders agree that accreditation is the mark of operational excellence—and increasingly the expectation of a well-informed public.
The Center for Accreditation Success (CAS) was created to deliver the most professional and comprehensive support resource dedicated to public safety accreditation. CAS combines Lexipol’s unparalleled policy management services, technology, training and one-on-one professional services with the accreditation expertise of The Rodgers Group, the largest and most successful public safety accreditation consulting company in the country. The result is a unique approach to accreditation success for agencies, accrediting bodies and leaders.
CAS Mission Statement
To provide full-service support to public safety accrediting bodies, the organizations that represent them and the agencies participating in their programs, helping all stakeholders achieve their accreditation goals.
Strengthen community relationships
through accountability and transparency
Reduce risk by demonstrating
adherence to best practices
Enhance professionalism
with training built on high standards
Reduce costs through lowered premiums and operational efficiencies
Achieve operational and administrative goals with uniform directives
Built on Experience
Lt. Colonel Frank E. Rodgers (Ret.) leads the Center for Accreditation Success, leveraging 25 years of experience in law enforcement with expertise gained from assisting more than 300 public safety agencies achieve state or national accreditation. Frank retired as the Deputy Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police in 2007 and was later appointed the first Police Director of the newly formed New Jersey State Park Police, where he oversaw the agency’s successful efforts to become accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Frank formed The Rodgers Group in 2008 to provide policy development experience, training modules and accreditation expertise to agencies seeking to achieve or maintain accreditation. He is a certified assessor for CALEA and the New Jersey Law Enforcement Accreditation Program and is recognized by the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey and the United States District Court as an expert in law enforcement procedures, policy, training and supervision.
In November 2021, The Rodgers Group joined the Lexipol family, creating the Center for Accreditation Success.
Not just a service provider—a partner in your success
Join forces with the premier organization for public safety accreditation