The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Program (MCLEP) encompasses all Marine Corps law enforcement and is comprised of military police, civilian federal police officers and support personnel providing the highest quality police and security services to the Marine Corps installations. The Marine Corps Civilian Law Enforcement Program (MCCLEP) was initiated in 2005 at our Albany, GA; Barstow, CA; and Jacksonville, FL locations. In 2007, Marine Corps civilian police were implemented across the Marine Corps increasing the police services and security aboard installations. In 2019, the MCCLEP was changed to MCLEP and includes all Marine Corps law enforcement.
Today, over 900 men and women serve as civilian police officers and support personnel in MCLEP. From the Islands of Hawaii to the sunshine state of Florida; in the mountains, high desert, and coastal areas of California to the metropolis of Northern Virginia; from sunny Arizona to the friendliest people anywhere in Albany, Georgia, with the Big Easy of Louisiana in between, MCLEP personnel serving their country, their community, and the Marine Corps as proud federal civilian employees.
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THE MARINE CORPS POLICE ACADEMY IS NOW AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO.
The academy has continuously provided great training through the Basic Police Officer Course, multiple advanced courses, and mobile training teams. Our new facilities complement our training curriculum with updated classrooms, training environments, and support. Our new location has not only allowed us to improve training, but we can now offer more types of training during your initial academy or follow-on courses throughout your career. Please see the Marine Corps Police Academy link for further academy information.
ACCREDITATION
FLETA Program
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) Board granted the Marine Corps Police Academy’s Basic Police Officer Course initial accreditation status on April 25, 2013. The Basic Police Officers Course was the first Marine Corps program to achieve FLETA accreditation. Accredited programs are reassessed for accreditation every five years. In April 2018 and Nov 2022, the FLETA Board granted reaccreditation to the Basic Police Officers Course.
The FLETA Board is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement training and support programs. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy and/or program to ensure compliance with the FLETA Standards and Procedures in the areas of: Program Administration, Training Staff, Training Development, and Training Delivery, with additional standards for academies. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every five years. Each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the academy/program.
To learn more about FLETA accreditation, visit fleta.gov.
DoD Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission
The DoD POST Commission granted the Basic Police Officer Course initial accreditation status in May 2021. The DOD POST Commission is the accrediting body for all federal law enforcement basic training courses in the DOD. In addition to the Army, defense and service agencies with DOD POST Commission accreditation include the Defense Health Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Pentagon Force Protection Agency, along with the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. To achieve accreditation, agencies submit to an independent review of their academy, policies and programs to ensure compliance with DOD Instruction 5525.15, Law Enforcement Standards and Training in the Department of Defense. The reviewers look over the core curriculum, instructor qualifications, training development and delivery, and training management. Accreditation is a cyclical process occurring every three years, and each year, agencies must submit annual reports in preparation for reaccreditation, which is a new and independent review of the training course.