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Vision Statement
The Lower Paxton Police Department will be the best provider
of municipal police services in the Commonwealth. Innovation,
accountability, and partnerships will be our hallmarks for
accomplishing our mission.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Lower Paxton Police Department is to provide
professional and ethical law enforcement services that ensure
the preservation of peace and the highest quality of life
in our community. We will accomplish our mission by:
- Respecting the rights of citizens: Treating
all people with the dignity and respect they are entitled
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, or socio-economic
status.
- Developing community partnerships: Establishing
our membership in the community by employing community oriented,
problem solving, and proactive policing methods.
- Being a learning organization: Quickly
adapting our goals and operations to meet our community's
changing needs and demand for services, thereby ensuring
the Department's priorities match the community's expectations.
- Acknowledging our duty: Constantly
recognizing our sole purpose for existence is to serve our
community and its citizens who are the source of our authority.
We will focus on quality service, accept accountability,
and follow-up relentlessly.
Core Values
The core values of the Lower Paxton Police Department that
will guide our actions in the pursuit of fulfilling our mission
are:
- Respect the value of human life and protect civil
rights. There is no more important priority than
the preservation of human life. Our highest priority
will always be the protection of human life and the constitutional
rights of all citizens.
- Protect the lives, safety, and property of our
fellow citizens. We are committed to providing
a highly visible presence in all our neighborhoods in order
to reduce crime, disorder, traffic violations, fear, and
all negative factors that impact the quality of life.
- Fight crime through prevention and aggressively
pursuing violators. Our primary focus is crime
prevention. However, when crimes do occur, we shall
react with aggressive law enforcement methods to apprehend
and prosecute the offender. Vigorous law enforcement is
an effective deterrent to crime.
- Take ownership of and solve neighborhood problems.
Each member of the Department must care about the
quality of life in our neighborhoods. All our personnel
are charged with the responsibility to take ownership of
those neighborhood problems they are cognizant of and personally
take action to their fullest capability to mitigate those
problems.
- Maintain the highest standard of integrity. Our
integrity must never be compromised. Professionalism requires
impeccable conduct and the maintenance of high levels of
accountability from all members of the Department.
- Recognize that our personnel are our greatest
assets. Our Department's personnel are the
principal means by which we fulfill our mission and accomplish
our public service goals. We value our personnel and their
contributions. We will treat them all professionally and
support their professional development.
- Manage our resources in a safe, efficient, and
effective manner. The delivery of quality service
with a minimum of costs is our core management objective.
Our Department will be managed to ensure a maximum return
from the expenditure of each tax dollar appropriated. Issues
such as employee safety and productivity, fiscal accountability,
planning, and addressed.
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