The Newark Police Department is entrusted to perform a critical community service -- law enforcement. To successfully perform our mission and to maintain the trust of our community, we approach our task with a commitment to four key areas that define our values.

Integrity

Keeping in mind that integrity is a foundation for all our actions, we:

• Value honesty even if it means admitting our own mistakes or acting against our personal interests and loyalties
  
• In pursuit of fairness, treat all people and issues in an unbiased, equitable, and just manner
  
• Provide accountability for all our actions to the public, judicial system, our Code of Ethics, and ourselves as individuals and as an organization
  
• Possess the moral courage to assert ethical conduct when under pressure
  

Professionalism

To consistently perform professionally, we:

• Maintain a commitment to accomplish our mission by putting forth our best effort to provide quality service
  
• Strive to reach our goals by continually providing excellent service
  
• Maintain competence by continuing to develop our knowledge and skills through education and training, making our department a role model, and sharing our experience with others
  
• Take pride in who we are and how we apply ourselves to achieve a positive community image
  

Relations

To maintain excellent relations and instill trust with the community we serve and with each other, we:

• Through teamwork and cooperation at all levels, achieve mutual goals between members of our department
  
• Develop friendship and consistently maintain respect among fellow members, regardless of rank or personal influences
  
• Remain approachable to all those we serve and conduct ourselves with a professional attitude even when we are in an enforcement role and when we deal with difficult people
  
• Cooperate willingly with each other and with those in other organizations to achieve common goals
  
  

Future Orientation

Recognizing that the needs of our community will continue to grow and change, and that we must be ready to meet future challenges, we:

• Seek, procure, and use our resources prudently to provide our services safely and efficiently
  
• Control our own destiny by creating a desirable future through vision, planning, member participation, and implementation of ideas through strong follow-through
  
• Encourage innovation that allows positive growth
  
• Create job satisfaction through enrichment, personal development, variety, and stability
  

This code is used by:

• Newark Police Department
  Archived ( 01/14/2005)