SUMMARY:
The mission of Lower Sioux Law Enforcement Department (“Department”) is to “protect life & property and preserve the peace through proactive initiatives and methods that best serve the community.” Better known as the Lower Sioux Police (“LSP”), the LSP applies a community policing strategy to achieve this mission. The principles of community policing call for building trust and relationship between law enforcement and the Community. Community policing focuses on preventing crimes before they occur rather than on arrests after a crime has been committed. The Community Police Officer provides a critical role in the relationship building between the police and the citizens and stakeholders of the Lower Sioux Indian Community (‘Community”). Through his/her role, the Community Police Officer focuses on the prevention of crimes through relationships and initiatives conducted in partnership with multiple departments, Community Police Board, citizens, area partners, and volunteers. In addition, he/she assists the department by leveraging his/her relationship with the citizens and stakeholders to help provide law enforcement services within the Lower Sioux Indian Community “in a manner that will command the respect and confidence of citizens, preserve law and order, and protect life and property.”