CORE VALUES

Our mission is to provide safety and security by protecting the College community and campus life. This is effectively achieved through community engagement and partnerships.

We pride ourselves on core values of: PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, DUTY, and EQUITY. Our professional standards provide the basis for our operational policies and procedures.

Our community policing principles foster collaboration and trust while ensuring a safe environment supportive of educational, professional, and extracurricular activities.

P.R.I.D.E.

• PROFESSIONALISM - We are dedicated to training, education and individual self-discipline.
• RESPECT - We treat all persons with dignity and in a courteous manner, exhibiting understanding of ethnic and cultural diversity, both in our professional and personal endeavors.
• INTEGRITY - Integrity is the foundation of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Police Department. We maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct in all relations.
• DUTY - We provide quality service in an efficient and accessible manner. We treat each event and citizen interaction as though the entire success of the department rests upon our performance.
• EQUITY - We respond to all people impartially, with consideration and compassion. We are equally responsive to the needs of our faculty, staff, students, and the community we serve.