Curry County Receives Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Program Accreditation

SANTA FE, NM – The Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Accreditation Professional Standards Council awarded Curry County its first three-year accreditation certificate for the Misdemeanor Compliance Program. New Mexico Counties recognized Curry County during the New Mexico Counties 2024 Legislative Conference on January 18, 2024, in Santa Fe, NM.

An initiative of New Mexico Counties, the Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Accreditation Professional Standards Council serves as the professional organization to develop and ensure a system of uniform standards for the statewide Misdemeanor Compliance Program. This program holds the gold standard in the state with valid, reliable research, and exemplary correctional practices. It promotes socially responsible and humane correctional supervision policies and practices, sound public policies, adherence to ethics within the justice profession, excellence in professional development, innovation, and education; and fostering integral relationships with the communities served. To date, five counties have attained accreditation status.

Lea County Receives Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Program reaccreditation

Recognition from New Mexico Counties

SANTA FE, NM – The Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Accreditation Professional Standards Council awarded Lea County a three-year reaccreditation certificate for the Misdemeanor Compliance Program. New Mexico Counties recognized Lea County during the New Mexico Counties 2024 Legislative Conference on January 18, 2024.

An initiative of New Mexico Counties, the Adult Misdemeanor Compliance Accreditation Professional Standards Council serves as the professional organization to develop and ensure a system of uniform standards for the statewide Misdemeanor Compliance Program. This program holds the gold standard in the state with valid, reliable research, and exemplary correctional practices. It promotes socially responsible and humane correctional supervision policies and practices, sound public policies, adherence to ethics within the justice profession, excellence in professional development, innovation, and education; and fostering integral relationships with the communities served. Lea County achieved its first accreditation in 2017.