Community Policing is a philosophy, management style, and organizational strategy that promotes proactive problem-solving and police community partnerships to address the cause of crime and fear as well as other community issues...
[ Mission Statement ] [ Core of Values ]
El Paso Police Department
MISSION STATEMENT
"It is the mission of the El Paso Police Department to provide services with integrity and dedication, to preserve life, to enforce the law, and to work in partnership with the community to enhance the quality of life in the City of El Paso"
El Paso Police Department
CORE OF VALUES
We respect life...
We hold the preservation of life as our sacred duty.
Our value of human life set our priorities.
We revere the truth...
We accept nothing less than truth, honesty
and integrity in our profession.
We enforce the law...
We recognize that our basic responsibility is
to enforce the law. Our role is to resolve problems
through the law, not to judge or punish.
We seek community partnership...
We view the people of our community as partners
who deserve our concern, care and attention. We are
committed to reducing the fear of crime in our
community, and we endeavor to do this by
creating partnerships in our neighborhoods.
We honor our police powers...
We understand that our police powers are
derived from the people we serve. We do not
tolerate the abuse of our police authority.
We conduct ourselves with dignity...
We recognize that our personal conduct, both
on and off duty, is inseparable from the professional
reputation of both the officer and the department.
The El Paso Police Department is
"Dedicated to Serve"