SVPD Vision and Mission
VISION
We are dedicated to working with the
community in a problem-solving
partnership which strives for
continuous improvement of our quality
of life in Sauk Village.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Sauk Village
Police Department provides
professional law enforcement services
for our community while safeguarding
Constitutional guarantees, protection
of human life, and the reduction of
crime and fear and to provide for and
maintain a safe and peaceful
environment
Ten Shared Principles
adopted by the Sauk Village Police
Department in 2018
1.
We value the life of every person and
consider life to be the highest value.
2.
All persons should be treated with dignity and respect. This is another foundational value.
3.
We reject discrimination toward
any person that is based on race,
ethnicity, religion, color,
nationality, immigrant status, sexual
orientation, gender, disability, or
familial status.
4.
We endorse the six pillars in the
report of the President’s Task Force
on 21st Century Policing.
The first pillar is to build and rebuild trust through
procedural justice, transparency,
accountability, and honest recognition
of past and present obstacles.
5.
We endorse the four pillars of procedural justice, which are fairness, voice (i.e., an
opportunity for citizens and police to
believe they are heard), transparency,
and impartiality.
6.
We endorse the values inherent in community policing, which includes community
partnerships involving law
enforcement, engagement of police
officers with residents outside of
interaction specific to enforcement of
laws, and problem-solving that is
collaborative, not one-sided.
7.
We believe that developing strong
ongoing relationships between law enforcement and communities of
color at the leadership level and
street level will be the keys to
diminishing and eliminating racial
tension.
8.
We believe that law enforcement and
community leaders have a mutual
responsibility to encourage all
citizens to gain a better
understanding and knowledge of the law
to assist them in their interactions
with law enforcement officers.
9.
We support diversity in police
departments and in the law enforcement
profession. Law enforcement and
communities have a mutual
responsibility and should work
together to make a concerted effort to
recruit diverse police departments.
10.
We believe de-escalation training
should be required to ensure the
safety of community members and
officers. We endorse using
de-escalation tactics to reduce the
potential for confrontations that
endanger law enforcement officers and
community members; and the principle
that human life should be taken only
as a last resort.
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