Our Commitment to Community and Service
In partnership with our community, and while affording dignity and respect to all persons, our mission is to promote a safe and secure community, improve the quality of life for our citizens, and develop our members to their greatest potential.
The Values That Guide Our Work
The Seaside Heights Police Department will be guided by our core values in pursuit of our mission. Our Core values are:
Service
We provide service in a courteous, efficient, and accessible manner. We foster community and employee involvement through problem-solving partnerships, recognizing and responding with sincerity to those in need of our services.
Accountability
We are proud of our profession and will ensure that our members are dedicated, highly trained, and capable of handling the daily demands of the law enforcement profession. We promote a collaborative environment for sharing information, resources, assistance, and expertise.
Support
We believe in a partnership of support between the police and the community that we serve. We will continue to strengthen that support by developing new outreach programs and and expanding existing ones.
Integrity
We have committed ourselves to elevated standards of trust, responsibility, and discipline while promoting justice in a fair and impartial manner. We will earn the trust, respect, and support of the citizens through active partnership, involvement and service to the community we serve.
Dedication
We are dedicated to ourselves, our department, and the community and citizens that we serve.
We will treat all persons in a dignified and courteous manner and exhibit understanding of ethnic and cultural diversity in both our professional and personal endeavors.
We guarantee to uphold the principles and values embodied in the constitutions of the United States and the State of New Jersey.
Excellence
We are proud of the reputation our department has built over the years and are committed to continuing this through diligence and hard work.
Ethics
We will continue to build trust with our community and within our department through honesty and integrity in our decision-making.