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SAMPLE MISSION, VISION,
AND VALUES STATEMENTS
CASPER (WYOMING) POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Mission: Through collaborative eorts and
partnerships, the Casper Police Department
guards the life, property, and constitutional
rights of all and pursues justice with compassion
and respect for all our citizens to ensure a safe
and secure community.
Vision: The Casper Police Department, trusted
and respected by the entirety of our citizens,
proactively and cooperatively serves with our
community by providing exceptional police
services that help enable the safety, security,
and well-being of all citizens.
Values:
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Integrity – We conduct ourselves with
uncompromised honesty, honor, and ethics.
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Human Dignity – We acknowledge and
recognize the value, worth, and rights of
all citizens.
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Justice – We serve our community in an
unbiased and impartial manner, applying
equal protection to all under the law.
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Professionalism – We are accountable to
ourselves and the public for the quality of
our service, and we seek to continually
improve ourselves, our department, and
our community relationships.
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Leadership – We entrust and demand our
members to lead ethically and responsibly
within the organization and in the
community we serve.
CHATTANOOGA (TENNESSEE)
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Mission: To Keep You, Your Family, and Our
Community Safe.
Vision: Respected & Trusted by All Segments of
Chattanooga’s Diverse Community.
Values:
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Responsiveness
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Ethical Conduct
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Selfless Service
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Progressiveness
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Equality
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Community
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Trust
DENVER (COLORADO) POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Mission: In partnership with the community, we
endeavor to operate a police agency with a focus
on preventing crime in a respectful manner,
demonstrating that everyone matters.
Vision: The department, in partnership with the
community, will endeavor to achieve our mission
by
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Focusing on the prevention of crime and
safety
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Adopting a department culture that is
consistent with community values
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Combining both eciency and eectiveness,
while leveraging technologies that enhance
policing operations
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Values: In an every-changing world, core values
are constant, they are fundamental beliefs of
a person. Core values are not descriptions of
the work we do or the strategies we employ to
accomplish our mission. These values underlie
our work, how we interact with each other and
members of our community and form the basis
of our decision-making. These three beliefs and
values guide and inspire us in all we say and do;
we will continually internalize and model these
core values:
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Integrity: Honest and ethical behavior in all
we do; our actions will match our words.
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Courage: Selfless devotion to duty; taking
action in the face of danger and holding
ourselves and our peers to the highest
ethical standards.
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Service: Providing respectful service to
all, realizing that we achieve more through
partnerships. Our motto “To Serve and
Protect” is not just a slogan—it is our way
of life.
Guiding Principles: Our agency’s guiding
principles are the strategies that we apply to
accomplish our mission. They describe the
manner in which our organization accomplishes
its mission. These two guiding principles are how
we meet the demands of our mission:
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Innovation: Innovation is encouraged to
create a learning organization that will grow
and develop new and innovative practices
to accomplish our mission.
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Teamwork: Teamwork is fostered in all
areas. We believe that solutions to crime
problems come from inside and outside
our organization. Establishing a variety of
partnerships is vital to the accomplishment
of our mission.
MUNDELEIN (ILLINOIS) POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Mission: The Mundelein Police Department
strives to provide the highest quality police
service, which requires citizen involvement to
identify and help solve problems within the
community. The Mundelein Police Department
provides professional, knowledgeable, and
focused law enforcement services to ensure
the safety and well-being of all people, while
promoting individual responsibility and
community commitment. Our ocers work
with compassion and respect as we assist crime
victims and form partnerships to organize
strategies—which reduce crime, the fear of
crime and improve the quality of life. As we work
toward these goals we do so remembering: Our
greatest asset is our personnel; our greatest
strength is our partnership with the community.
Values: We as members of the Mundelein
Police Department are committed to these
values: integrity, pride, and quality of service.
Through these values we will maintain positive
relationships with all members of our organization
and the community we serve.
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Integrity: We as an organization believe
that integrity is the foundation of
community trust. To accomplish this we
will be honest, consistent and ethical as we
interact with each other and the people we
serve, developing a partnership within the
community that maintains trust. We will be
role models for the community.
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Pride: We as an organization believe
we must project a positive, professional
image of ourselves and the community
we serve. We will accomplish this through
teamwork, commitment, accountability,
and mutual cooperation.
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Quality of Service: We as an organization
believe in community wellness through the
delivery of quality service. We will respect
and protect the rights of all people. We will
treat all people fairly, impartially, and with
concern and compassion, to reduce crime
and the fear of crime within the community.
SAGINAW (MICHIGAN) POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Mission: To build relationships within our diverse
and vibrant community to meet the challenges
of reducing crime; to help our citizens feel safe;
and to render the highest ethical standards
demanded of professional law enforcement.
Vision: We recognize our responsibility to
better the lives of those in our community and
will provide quality support and resources to all
persons in need. Our collaboration with citizens
and community partners creates meaningful
relationships that sustain a safe environment
for all.
Values: As a professional organization, we believe
in the dignity of all people and respect individual
and constitutional rights. We are dedicated
to upholding the public trust, by serving our
community with integrity, professionalism, and
individual leadership that embraces diversity
and open communication, in the pursuit of
excellence.
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Integrity: We will treat all citizens with
respect and professionalism. We take pride
in our work and in our dedication to public
service. We believe that all citizens are equal.
We shall do what is right, not because of
recognition, but because it is the right thing
to do.
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Communication: It is important for all
citizens to have access to the Saginaw
Police Department. We seek continual input
from our citizens to ensure the quality of
life within the community is at the highest
of standards. We will seek input from our
employees to render ecient service and
improve satisfaction.
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Professionalism: We will conduct ourselves
in a manner that is consistent with the
standards of our mission, vision, and
value statement. We will hold each other
accountable to our actions and continue to
provide quality services to our community.
We shall maintain the trust and respect of
those whom we serve.
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Diversity: We will engage in continuous
education about dierent cultures and
people within our community. We will
engage our community partners to
participate in the education of our ocers,
to provide resources and services essential
for the safety and healing of victims.
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Leadership: We will utilize innovative
trainings and consistent collaboration with
our community partners to provide our
team with the best education and resources
available. We will engage in strategic
planning and implementation of innovative
law enforcement technologies. We will
encourage and support others in leadership
roles within our community. We will strive to
resolve conflicts and embrace challenges.
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Excellence: We will strive for personal and
professional excellence. We will continually
develop and embrace relationships with our
citizens, community leaders and community
partners, to keep our community safe. We
will find innovative ways to enhance our
service to the community.
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