Operational Philosophy
The operational philosophy of the Beth Israel Deaconess Public Safety Department is community policing.
- We seek the consent and partnership of the people and the community we serve.
- We determine policing priorities in partnership with the community.
- We seek to prevent crime rather than merely respond to it after it occurs.
- Because we respond to individual and community concerns, we devolve decision-making to the lowest possible levels of the organization.
- We believe in providing a higher standard of customer service towards our patients and employees.
Department members are constantly guided by this philosophy as they carry out the provisions of the department's mission statement each and every day.
