Awards & Accolades
Since the establishment of the Oneida Indian Nation Police Department 30 years ago, it has received recognition for its professionalism, skill and dedication to the cause of cooperative law enforcement. The agency has implemented a number of programs in an effort to enhance the service to our community and has become one of the most highly decorated, professional and experienced law enforcement agencies in New York, and in all of Indian country.
In February 2021, the department was re-accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The department is the first tribal police agency to be accredited in the United States in 1998 and only the fifth police department to receive CALEA accreditation in New York State. The Oneida Indian Nation Police Department also received an enhanced Certificate of Meritorious Accreditation for having been accredited for 25 consecutive years.
Oneida Indian Nation police officers are deputized by Oneida and Madison county Sheriff departments, which has increased public safety and on-duty officer availability in those counties, as well as on Oneida Nation lands.
Other Recognition
- Named best-dressed department in the country by Law and Order magazine in 1994.
- First tribal police agency to participate in the N-DEx program, a premiere information-sharing tool managed by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services division.
- Member of the Advisory Council of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (Northeast).
- Member of the Mid-Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Record.
- Member of the Advisory Committee to the National Task Force on Community Preparedness and Response.