Code of Conduct

 Purpose:

The purpose of this policy is to establish and maintain, ethical and professional standards, aligned to the department’s core values, common practices, and procedures for preventing, identifying, and managing unethical behavior within the Belize Police Department. 

This policy also provides a guide to police officers and special constables in conducting themselves ethically and professionally in the delivery of services to the community.

Scope:

This policy applies to all police officers and special constables employed by the Belize Police Department and civilian support staff, contractual officers, consultants, and any other person employed by the Belize Police Department

General  Policy:

The members of the Belize Police Department and Special Constables shall be guided and bounded by the values and principles listed below: 

I. Service-Oriented - a Police Officer or Special Constable shall seek to improve the quality of life by community involvement in policing.

II. Integrity - A Police Officer or Special Constable shall ensure that his or her conduct is above reproach in view of reasonable, fair-minded, and informed persons.

III. Impartiality - A Police Officer or Special Constable shall perform his or her duties without fear or favor, affection, or ill will. He or she shall ensure that his or her conduct, both on or off duty, maintains and enhances the confidence of the public in the Belize  Police Department.

IV. Equality - A police officer or special constable shall carry out his or her duties with appropriate consideration for all persons without unjust differentiation. He or she shall not be a member of nor associate with any society, group, or organization that practices unjust discrimination.

V. Competence and Diligence - A police officer or special constable shall take reasonable steps to maintain and enhance his or her knowledge, skills, and personal qualities necessary for the proper performance of his or her duties. A police officer or special constable shall not be swayed by partisan interests, public clamor, or fear of public criticism in carrying out any investigation or other police duties.

VI. Accountability - Police Officers shall use the resources of the Department in a responsible and accountable manner that ensures the efficient, effective, and appropriate use of human, natural, financial, and physical resources. A Police Officer’s activity shall be reflected consistency with established procedures that support result-based management. Transparency should be the hallmark of policing activities that strengthen public confidence in the Belize Police Department and thereby assure public safety