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West Lafayette Police Department
Mission Statement
VALUES, MISSION AND GOALS
Department personnel, sworn and nonsworn, will strive individually and as a
team to achieve the goals and objectives established.
VALUES: The West Lafayette Police Department has been entrusted with duties
and responsibilities to preserve, protect, and defend people and property
and maintain social order. These publics trust mandates that all members
exemplify the highest standard of conduct both on and off duty.
MISSION: The West Lafayette Police Department shall provide leadership,
coordination and delivery of law enforcement and support services for the
safety and protection of people.
GOALS: The West Lafayette Police Department shall:
- Maintain the highest standards of professional excellence.
- Deter criminal activity and seek, detect, and arrest offenders of the
law.Enhance traffic safety, deter motor vehicle crashes, and enforce the
Indiana State Vehicle Code, and West Lafayette City Ordinances.
- Maximize compliance with state laws and city ordinances.
- Provide support services to meet law enforcement and emergency needs.
- Provide 24-hour services to people within the City of West Lafayette.
- Provide the expertise and resources to educate the public in life safety
and crime prevention.
PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP: The philosophy of the department is to create an
organizational environment in which our mission is realized through
excellence in leadership. This environment is created through implementing
our mission statement in the following manner:
- positive attitude and a desire for action: Optimistic commitment to our
mission and goals that is demonstrated by constantly searching for
opportunities to improve the department.
- Hands-on-Leadership: Remaining close to the essential activities of the
agency and to the people who perform them.
- Professionalism and Dedication: Providing reinforcement and support to
those individuals who offer contributions to a work environment that
reflects dedication to departmental values.
COORDINATION: Our leaders serve the department when they create an
enthusiastic and dedicated commitment within their fellow employees
accomplishing our mission through:
- Success through people: Promoting the desire in all departmental members
to put forth their best effort by recognizing and celebrating their
individual contributions. Recognizing that more can be accomplished when
individual actions are taken cooperatively rather than separately.
DELIVERY: The primary responsibility of our leaders is providing law
enforcement and support services to the people they serve through:
- Quality of Service: Acknowledging the needs of those we serve and
demonstrating a willingness to be of service.
- Commitment to Responsibility: Ensuring that all members of the department
understand the importance of their individual roles to the accomplishment of
the department's mission.
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