When an officer is hired by the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Police Department, they agree to this \u00a0 “Code of Ethics” and “Oath of Honor:<\/p>\n
“On my honor,<\/strong><\/em> Before any officer takes the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor, it is important that he\/she understands what it means. An oath is a solemn pledge someone makes when he\/she sincerely intends to do what he\/she says.<\/p>\n Honor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means that one’s word is given as a guarantee. When an officer is hired by the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Police Department, they agree to this \u00a0 “Code of Ethics” and “Oath of Honor: “On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character, or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-626","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n I will never betray my badge,<\/strong><\/em>
\n my integrity, my character,<\/strong><\/em>
\n or the public trust.<\/strong><\/em>
\n I will always have<\/strong><\/em>
\n the courage to hold myself<\/strong><\/em>
\n and others accountable for our actions.<\/strong><\/em>
\n I will always uphold the constitution<\/strong><\/em>
\n my community and the agency I serve.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nBetray<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is defined as breaking faith with the public trust.
\nBadge<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the symbol of your office.
\nIntegrity<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is being the same person in both private and public life.
\nCharacter<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means the qualities that distinguish an individual.
\nPublic trust<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a charge of duty imposed in faith toward those you serve.
\nCourage<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is having the strength to withstand unethical pressure, fear or danger.
\nAccountability<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0means that you are answerable and responsible to your oath of office.
\nCommunity<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the jurisdiction and citizens served.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"