Oakland Police Department Mission
The mission of the Oakland Police Department is to provide competent, effective public safety services to all persons, with the highest regard for human dignity through efficient, professional, and ethical law enforcement and crime prevention practices.
Oakland Police Department Vision
Our vision is to enhance our status as a premier law enforcement agency as championed by our customers and benchmarked by our counterparts. As such, we will be recognized as a high performance team of empowered professionals capable of responding to new challenges as they occur within the City of Oakland and throughout the police profession.
Oakland Police Department Values
We value the sanctity and protection of human life and adherence to constitutional principles as our highest priorities.
We value a work environment that is free of unlawful discrimination and/or sexual harassment.
We value honest and ethical personal and professional conduct; we value and respect the rights and dignity of all persons.
We value solving neighborhood problems and concerns and achieving Department goals in cooperation and collaboration with the community.
We value employee opportunities for advancement, specialized training and assignments, and individual growth based on performance and a demonstrated ability to handle additional responsibility; we value employee involvement in decision making.
We value improvement through technology; creative thinking and planning; efficient and prudent use of taxpayer dollars; and thorough, ongoing evaluation of our people and systems.
We value the delegation of responsibility with accountability to the lowest practical level with the proper balance of follow up and management control.
This code is used by:
