North Salem Police Department Mission Statement and Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Task Force Report

The mission of the North Salem Police Department is:

“To work in partnership with our community, to build and maintain relationships founded on trust and mutual respect, while promoting safety, security and improving the quality of life for our residents.”

The North Salem Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Task Force (Task Force) was formed in response to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order of June 12, 2020 that directed local legislative bodies throughout the state to adopt a police reform and reinvention plan by April 1, 2021.  Local Governments were charged with reviewing police-community relations through a lens of trust and through the principles of fairness and procedural justice. 

Using the state’s Resource & Guide for Public Officials and Citizens, other relevant literature and the approaches taken by other jurisdictions as a guide, the Task Force considered multiple facets of police-community relations.  Some of these included: the current role of police in the community, staffing and training, the ways in which procedural justice policies are employed, transparency and accountability of information and policies, and officer wellness. To read the full report click here.