Office of Professional Standards The Office of Professional Standards' goal is to ensure the integrity and professionalism of the Sheriff's Office. This goal is accomplished by: monitoring professional standards described in the General Orders verification through frequent staff inspections conducting pre-employment background investigations maintaining the agency's national, professional accreditation with CALEA and fully investigating all complaints of misconduct.   The Sheriff's Office of Professional Standards compiles annual summary information based upon records of internal affairs investigations.  This information is available to the public and agency employees.  If you would like a copy of the current Internal Affairs Statistical Summary, please contact Sgt. Sheila Cole at (864) 260-6333 or via email at scole@andersonsheriff.com.   Additional tasks and functions of the Office of Professional Standards include: the registration and tracking of Sex Offenders within Anderson County Records: This unit serves as the collection point for maintenance of all incident reports and other documents pertaining to criminal investigations. Quality assurance checks governed by mandated uniform crime reporting standards are conducted on all reports prior to their submittal to the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division. For specifics on obtaining records from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, please review the Records Page administering the School Resource Officer program which ensures that the protection of Anderson County's children is a priority aiding the establishment of Community Crime Watch Groups acting as the liaison between community organizations and the Sheriff's Office by promoting community interaction acting as the liaison for all auxiliary forces, including School Crossing Guards, Reserves, State Constables and Chaplains overseeing all Information Technology for the Sheriff's Office and ensuring regulatory enforcement. CALEA Accreditation During 2006, the Sheriff's Office achieved its two-year goal and became nationally certified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The accreditation program administered by CALEA requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services. The Sheriff's Office met over 400 professional standards and was awarded certification in March 2007.