The Anne Arundel County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The Department was created by an Act of the Maryland General Assembly in 1937, and consisted of a Chief of Police, three sergeants, and seventeen patrolmen. Current Chief of Police is James Teare, Sr. Currently the department is staffed by more than a 1,000 sworn and civilian members, including the chaplains, reserve officers. The Anne Arundel County Police Department is internationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies since July 30, 1994. The manager of the first successful accreditation process was Lieutenant David H.Robinette, who was appointed to manage the program by then Chief of Police Robert P. Russell.