There is a saying “actions speak louder than words” and when it comes to their mission statements, that really is the case. For police departments to build trust within their communities, they must first be true to their word; and their word being their mission statement and what they will do for the community. This statement cannot just be a saying they use to make the community feel comfortable, because they will start to appear untrustworthy and the community will start to doubt them. “Law enforcement officers have accepted a position of visible authority within their communities and are held to extremely high standards of honesty, integrity, fairness and professionalism” (Department of Law Enforcement United States Justice N/A), which involves the responsibility to enforce the laws. their word, no matter how they can