Press Release: South San Francisco Police Department Receives Accreditation

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February 12, 2026 (Santa Rosa, CA) Out to Protect president Greg Miraglia announced today that the South San Francisco Police Department in the State of California received accreditation of its LGBT Law Enforcement Community Liaison Program.

Under the leadership of Chief Scott Campbell, the South San Francisco Police Department became the Second law enforcement agency in California and seventh in the nation to receive accreditation of its LGBT Law Enforcement Liaison Program. Sergeant James Delos Santos leads the LGBT Liaison program and completed the LGBT Liaison Academy presented by Out to Protect. To receive accreditation, Sergeant Delos Santos submitted evidence of having met six rigorous accreditation standards that include:

  • The LGBT Law Enforcement Liaison Program is institutionalized and sustainable. 
  • The LGBT Liaison builds community relationships and trust. 
  • The LGBT Liaison has established communications pathways. 
  • The LGBT Liaison Is Engaged With The Community throughout the year. 
  • A full-time employee is currently assigned and trained to serve as the LGBT Liaison. 

The accreditation process includes a peer-review of the application and evidence of how the agency meets the standards. The South San Francisco Police Department staff met with the peer-review team to present various aspects of their program and answered questions about how they meet the accreditation standards. The evidence presented demonstrated clearly that the South San Francisco Police Department met or exceeded all of the requirements or accreditation.

Accreditation is good for three years and requires the agency to report annually on how it is maintaining the standards.

Greg Miraglia said, “I congratulate Chief Campbell, Sergeant Delos Santos and the members of the South San Francisco Police Department on their commitment to building a trustworthy relationship with the LGBTQ+ community in the City of South San Francisco. Receiving accreditation is not an easy process and is nothing less than commendable.”

Out to Protect is the only national organization to offer LGBT Law Enforcement Community Liaison training and accreditation. These programs are guided by a leadership team comprised of experienced LGBT Liaisons from around the United States.  To learn more about the training and accreditation, please go to www.outtoprotect.org

For more information about this release:

Greg Miraglia
855-687-5428 ext. 5
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