Objectives

A number of law-enforcement organizations likewise have recognized the importance of ensuring not only the physical safety of residents but their sense of security as well. As a former director of the Department of Justice Office emphasized, “people not only need to be safe, but they also need to feel safe. Treating both of these issues as two parts of a greater whole is a critical aspect of community policing.”

Our goals is enumerated in consistent with how many activities defined our missions and responsibilities.

For example, the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics—first adopted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 1957 and included as part of the oath that many officers take—begins by recognizing that the “fundamental duty” of law-enforcement officers “is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, the peaceful against violence and disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all people to liberty, equality and justice.”

Our basic goal is to protect life, property, and to preserve the peace in a manner consistent with the freedom of expression.

Therefore we are to safeguard freedom, to preserve life and property, to protect the constitutional rights of citizens and maintain respect for the rule of law by proper enforcement thereof, and, thereby, to preserve democratic processes.”).

A. Continued Improvement of Service to the Citizen.

This goal can be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

Develop programs that include education and interdiction strategies, as well as arrest strategies. These programs should reach various groups within the community to include the elderly, the young, the business community, the property owner, and all residents.
Officers will attempt to respond to all emergency and non emergency response calls in a timely, yet safe manner.
Calls for service will be answered in a positive and helpful manner in all instances where possible.
Members of the SPD will contact a representative of other departments of the participating municipalities for citizen(s) or accompany the citizen(s) to the proper department when needed.
Our citizens will continue to be given opportunities to be educated in crime prevention, life saving techniques and police services available to them. This will be accomplished through neighborhood programs, school programs, Shippensburg University programs, and effective use of the news media and citizen contact.
The SPD will develop and use a citizen response survey to measure the quality of service provided by the department. Personal contact will be made by the Chief of Police and/or command officers on a regular basis with complaints and/or victims of crime in order to improve our quality of service. Results from these surveys will be taken into consideration by the SPC for future policy development.
The department will develop the Community Service Officer concept and will assist other departments of participating municipalities when available. i.e. assisting ambulance personnel on ambulance calls.
Develop and implement a home and business security survey team to respond on demand for citizen assistance, and to assist citizens in protecting themselves and their property after being victimized as to reduce further incidents.

B. Develop an Effective and Fair Evaluation System.

This can be accomplished by:

Development of a mission statement, goals, and objectives for the department whereby all personnel will be aware of and understand all policies, programs, and direction.
Development of a system to evaluate personnel on conduct, proficiency, and behavior. These criteria will be established by selecting outstanding officers to develop the conduct, proficiency, and behavior standards for the department.
Evaluating performance of personnel throughout the year.
Performing a job task analysis for the various positions of this to include both sworn and non-sworn personnel.
Begin to develop career paths for officers which are consistent with their career goals when they are in compliance with our philosophy and goals.

C. Develop and Improve Property and Evidence Room Procedures.

This can be accomplished by:

Developing appropriate property receipt form and procedures.
Developing appropriate evidence submission form and procedures.

D. Increase Amount of Revenue.

This goal can be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

Finding corporate sponsors for crime prevention and substance abuse programs.
Developing the Community Service Officer Program.
Aggressively using forfeiture statutes.
Providing services to other public service agencies.
Apply for applicable federal government, state government, local government, and private grants.

E. Reduce Exposure to Liability This goal can be accomplished by achieving the following objectives:

Begin Accreditation Process through Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (C.A.L.E.A.);
Review and update the pursuit and emergency driving policies.
Continue development of a training program for officers that assure that firearms qualifications, emergency driving, self defense, first aid, department policy review, emergency fire suppression techniques, arrest, detention, stops, searches and seizures, .and review of interview and interrogation techniques are taught and reviewed yearly.
Developing and implementing an individualized training and development program for each officer.
Develop and implement an employee substance abuse policy.