Mission
The Friendswood Police Department is organized and trained to provide responsive service in a community-police partnership. The Department focuses all available resources to:
- Promote community safety
- Suppress crime
- Ensure the safe, orderly movement of traffic
- Protect the constitutional rights of all persons
This Mission Essential Task List has been derived from an analysis of the Department’s Mission Statement. It identifies tasks that are either stated or implied in our mission. All tasks are essential to accomplishing our mission.
The tasks are not prioritized; taken together, all tasks must be addressed to accomplish our mission.
- To enforce federal laws, state laws and local ordinances within the City of Friendswood.
- To cooperate and coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
- To assist other municipal departments and provide comprehensive coordinated public safety services that are focused by community needs.
- To provide for the safe and effective flow of people and vehicles throughout the city.
- To resolve conflict when possible between individuals and groups, securing their cooperation with local government.
- To identify potential public safety issues for individual citizens, police or local government.
- To build and maintain public, educational and economic partnerships and improve community safety.
- To create and maintain a feeling of safety within the city, through demonstrated professional performance, positive citizen contacts, and assistance with crime prevention issues.
- To provide safe temporary detention facilities for all offenders.
- To manage critical incident operations during times of unusual demands or disaster.
- To provide referral services that contribute to the relief from the trauma suffered by victims of crimes, misfortunes, and personal loss.
- To provide uninterrupted public safety communications access for the general public.
- To provide confidential information input and data storage on incidents relating to public safety.
- To provide efficient and effective training that builds confidence, skill and professional abilities.
- To enforce federal laws, state laws and local ordinances within the City of Friendswood
- Conduct traffic stops
- Issue citations
- Issue written or verbal warnings
- Make arrests
- Obtain and serve warrants
- Make investigative and information reports
- Conduct criminal and administrative investigations
- Resolve conflict involving citizens, securing voluntary compliance
- To cooperate and coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies
- Manage critical incidents pertaining to public safety
- Establish and maintain a network that promotes the exchange of information and enables the regional analysis of crimes
- Conduct warrant apprehension for other jurisdictions
- Coordinate inter-jurisdictional investigations where appropriate
- To assist other municipal departments and provide comprehensive coordinated public safety services that are focused by community needs
- Provide traffic control to expedite workflow of other City departments
- Report roadway and City property deficiencies through necessary channels in order to refer work Requests to the appropriate departments
- When requested, establish and maintain stability at scenes where Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel are engaged in operations
- Support and coordinate enforcement of humane ordinances by the Animal Control Unit
- To provide for the safe and effective flow of people and vehicles throughout the City
- Conduct Transportation Code enforcement
- Conduct traffic accident investigations
- Monitor and conduct school zone traffic enforcement
- Promote compliance upon identification of junk and abandoned vehicles
- Conduct escorts for special events, funerals and dignitaries
- Provide traffic control as required
- To resolve conflict when possible between individuals and groups, securing their cooperation with local government
- Mediate domestic disputes
- Refer civil disputes to appropriate civil jurisdictions
- Provide civil standby assistance where appropriate
- Educate the public regarding City ordinances and encourage compliance
- To identify potential public safety issues for individual citizens, police or local government
- Identify and refer mental health cases to a suitable county or state agency
- Identify problem areas through the analysis of crime reports
- Identify hazardous situations that may be detrimental to public safety or health
- Identify abandoned property
- Coordinate the removal of abandoned property
- To build and maintain public, educational and economic partnerships and improve community safety
- Educate and assist business owners in providing for the security of their property
- Develop and maintain a working partnership with school personnel to provide for the security and education of children
- Establish and maintain a network of business contacts through district patrol visits
- Participate in community development working groups
- To create and maintain a feeling of safety within the City, through demonstrated professional performance, positive citizen contacts, and assistance with crime prevention issues
- Demonstrate a high level of professional performance in all calls for service
- Provide follow up to citizens served to ensure known needs are addressed
- Conduct home vacation watches
- Conduct home security surveys
- Conduct selective traffic enforcement
- Provide security and crowd control for designated special events
- Participate in "National Night Out" and other selected community outreach events
- To provide safe temporary detention facilities for all offenders
- Search arrestees upon taking them into custody
- Book arrestees into jail facilities
- Document personal property of arrestees taken for safety and safekeeping
- Inspect jail to ensure that cells are clean and all facility support items are in working order
- Provide meals for prisoners
- Out process arrestees for release
- Transfer arrestees to appropriate county or state detention facilities
- To manage critical incident operations during times of unusual demands or disaster
- Provide flood relief support
- Provide hurricane/tornado relief support
- Provide Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit support to resolve barricade suspect or other critical incidents
- Participate in emergency command post operations for Public Safety crisis
- Provide emergency command and control for police related critical incidents
- To provide referral services that contribute to the relief from the trauma suffered by victims of crime, misfortune, and personal loss
- Identify the immediate and long-term needs of crime victims
- Facilitate the access to crime victim resources outside of the criminal justice system
- Educate the public regarding crime victims’ rights
- Consult with other local and state agencies to maintain contacts and accuracy of support Information
- Transport victims to designated shelters
- Provide special assistance to the victims of crime and their families
- Conduct death notifications as required
- Provide police chaplain assistance as required
- To provide uninterrupted public safety communications access for the general public
- Provide care through pre-arrival instructions to citizens in a medical crisis
- Provide citizens with responsive public safety services through use of radio and telephone communications
- Transfer calls for public safety services to outside jurisdictions as appropriate
- To provide confidential information input and data storage on incidents relating to public safety
- Collect and store key information regarding calls for service
- Input and store offense and incident reports
- Maintain and provide information consistent with Open Records Act requirements
- Provide appropriate uniform crime statistical reports to federal and state agencies
- To provide efficient and effective training that builds confidence, skill and professional abilities
- Conduct field training for new personnel
- Conduct Department directed in-service training to familiarize personnel with Department policies
- Conduct internal or coordinate external agency support for specialized skill training
- Conduct leadership, values and personal development training
- Advocate and support college level training for all personnel