210 E 9th St Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 762-5912

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OUR MISSION

The Junction City, Kansas Police Department provides professional and ethical public safety services to improve the quality of life in our community, making Junction City a safe and enjoyable city to live in. Our mission is to protect and serve with honor and integrity while being committed to a positive relationship with our community.

Integrity

The community places the highest trust in law enforcement personnel. Each member of the Junction City Police Department must recognize they are held to a higher standard of accountability than the citizens we serve. We must always be mindful never violate the trust of the public. Our conduct, both on and off duty, must be beyond reproach.

Compassion

The role of the Junction City Police Department is to resolve conflict through impartial enforcement of the law, not through imposition, judgment, or punishment. All persons shall be treated equally and with compassion.

Professionalism

We recognize that our success is dependent on the trust and confidence of the citizens of our communities. Therefore, we shall always engage in behavior that reflects the integrity of law enforcement professionals.

Pride

We hold pride in being capable and caring, and in providing a valuable service to the citizens of Junction City. We commit to continually promoting pride in our community, agency, and profession.

Teamwork

Law enforcement is a community-wide effort. As such, we actively seek citizen involvement in all aspects of policing. We shall strive to cultivate effective working relationships with other governmental, public, and law enforcement agencies in pursuit of our Department’s mission.

Excellence

We shall strive to maintain or exceed recognized law enforcement standards in every duty we undertake. We pledge to establish and maintain high-performance standards to ensure public confidence and trust.

Commitment

We have a vision for the future of our community and our agency. We make a firm commitment to establish and achieve our Department goals.

Honesty

Honesty means being trustworthy and sincere in accordance with experience and facts. Lying, cheating, stealing, or the appearances of impropriety are unacceptable behaviors to the profession of law enforcement personnel.

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JCPD CANDIDATE Seven Step Process

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Oral Interview Board

Background/ Polygraph

Staff Review/ Conditional Offer

Medical/ Physical/ Psychological Eval

Application

Testing Day

Pre-Board

Oral Interview Board

Background/Polygraph

Staff Review/Conditional Offer

Med/Phys/Psych Eval

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