Never before has the officer on the street been impacted by so much change: complex technology, organized and semi-organized crime, commuter traffic problems, increased community expectations, and new strategic partnerships are just some of the issues faced by today’s police professionals. It is imperative that we survive these changes and that we manage them effectively. To do so, we must understand how significant changes occurring in the community or work environment are impacting our people.

Through a new departmental focus on organized ethics and the cultivation of expertise in leadership in all of our employees, we believe that the dynamics of change may be positively managed. Our people are one of the community’s greatest assets and we will continue to focus on supporting and strengthening our team. The next three years will see a focus on dispersed leadership and shared responsibility, the recruitment process and the training and retention of highly skilled employees. We will develop a peer support program to sustain our most valuable asset, our employee.