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Granbury Police Department
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Granbury Police Department is to enhance the quality of life for those living in the City of Granbury by providing quality police service to the community, through fairness, integrity, and professionalism, promoting a safe environment through police and citizen interaction, and by the impartial enforcement of the laws of the City of Granbury and the State of Texas within the framework of the United States Constitution.
Values:
Preserve and Advance Democratic Values
We shall uphold this country's democratic values as embodied in the constitution and dedicate ourselves to the preservation of life, individual freedom, and justice for everyone.
Improve the Quality of Community Life, we must:
- Understand the importance of community values and expectations,
- be responsive to the concerns of citizens, and encourage officers to expand
- view our role in helping the community to develop into a better place to live.
Compassion:
The role of the police is to resolve conflict through impartial enforcement
of law, not through burden of judgment or punishment. All persons
shall be treated equitably and with compassion.
Professionalism:
We must recognize that our success is dependant on the trust and confidence of
the citizens we serve. Therefore, we shall always engage in behavior which is
beyond reproach and reflects the integrity of police professionals.
Pride:
We pride ourselves on being capable and caring people who provide
a valued service to the citizens of Granbury and we shall promote pride in our
community, agency, and profession.
Teamwork:
Law enforcement and public safety are of community wide concern, thus we must
actively build effective working relationships with other governmental, public,
and private service agencies in pursuit of mutual goals.
Commitment:
We must have a vision for the future of our community and our agency, and make a
firm commitment to goals which will enable us to attain that end.
Excellence:
We shall aspire to meet or exceed recognized law enforcement standards in every
duty we undertake. We pledge to establish high performance standards to ensure
public confidence and trust.
Quality Service:
We shall strive to provide the citizens of Granbury with the highest quality
of police service possible and accomplish our department mission.
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