1.
The Lucedale Police Department is a service organization with
our primary function to provide public safety related services
which meets the need and/or desires of our community;
2. Our organization operations
are strategic and are based on anticipating and solving problems before
they erupt into major issues, rather than solely relying on
a traditional command and control style which is simply based
upon reacting and confronting individual incidents;
3. The Lucedale Police Department
has formed a true partnership with the community's various stakeholders
in order to provide a better quality of life for those who live,
work and/or visit our community.
The
Mission
The mission
of the Lucedale Police Department is to maintain public peace,
safeguard lives and property, and to provide quality of life whereby
those persons within the City of Lucedale have a sense of security
and freedom in their daily activities. To achieve these ends,
the Lucedale Police Department will maintain the capability to
provide a superior level of law enforcement and related services
which are appropriate and timely. Specifically, the Department
will maintain a viable proactive organization which recognizes
and effectively responds to current and future community needs,
and makes maximum use of available resources, personnel and
technology.
Department
Philosophy
The
Lucedale Police Department's philosophy is that we are an integral
part of the City of Lucedale and our primary responsibility is
to provide superior service to the citizens of Lucedale. Our department
reflects an attitude of shared department responsibility with
all employees for the effective and efficient operation of our
organization. The employees are encouraged to make recommendations
which may lead to an improvement either in the performance of
law enforcement and related services or in the use of Department
resources.
The Department
believes in the sensitive values of human diversity and of
the different and varied cultural backgrounds of not only the citizens
of Lucedale but of all those that visit our community. This fundamental
belief enables us to respect the dignity and rights of the individual
person and to treat all people in a fair and equitable manner
without regard to race, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual
orientation and/or economic status. The Department will not tolerate
discrimination in any manner or form by any person against a fellow
human being.
The Department
has a responsibility to provide all of its employees with the
best possible training, guidance and equipment whereby we can
successfully perform our assigned duties. The management and supervision
must administered fairly and consistently while encouraging autonomy
among the members of our Department. We have an obligation to strive
for excellence in our work, thereby setting the best example as
possible.
Department
Goals
All members
of the Lucedale Police Department recognize that an attitude of
shared citizenship responsibility, mutual respect, and cooperation
between the Department and the community is the key to effective
law enforcement. The Department also recognizes that community
institutions are key partners with this Department in creating
a safe, secure community.
City
Government
The Lucedale
Police Department is an integral part of the government structure
of the City of Lucedale. We understand that the City of Lucedale
is committed to providing superior service to the community in ways
that are helpful, caring, and responsible. Our Department will
be responsive to decisions made by the Board of Alderman and the
City Administration, and will work within City Government with
a commitment to teamwork, honesty, trust, and mutual
support to insure the city's goals.
Employee
Development
The Lucedale
Police Department firmly believes that our employees are the organization's
most important resource, and the value of each is both recognized
and respected, as is the uniqueness that each employee brings
to our Department. To this end, the Lucedale Police Department
has the desire to offer a pleasant and rewarding work environment,
that allows employees to grow both personally
and professionally.
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