Cranford Police Department 2011 Annual Report - Cranford.com

Mission Statement
Cranford Police Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Cranford Police Department is to protect life and property,
enforce all State and local laws and ordinances, apprehend and prosecute
violators and provide the finest quality of routine and emergency police
services to the community we serve.
Members of the Cranford Police Department, both sworn and civilian, shall
conduct themselves in a professional manner, treating all people with courtesy
and respect and without bias or prejudice. We shall be judicious in the use of
our authority, fair and compassionate when dealing with those we come in
contact with and shall divorce our personal feelings, emotions, and opinions
from our decision making while in the performance of our duties.
Members of the Cranford Police Department acknowledge that the public trust
is sacred and that it must be earned and vigorously maintained by strict
adherence to our mission statement and core values. We shall establish and
foster strong relationships with all groups within our community in order to be
both proactive and responsive to their individual needs, with the ultimate goal
of enhancing the quality of life in the Township of Cranford.
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