Officers from the Red Bank Police Department reaffirm their commitment to serving Red Bank as a group at the Feb. 2 City Commission meeting, re-acknowledging the Law Enforcement Oath of Honor and swearing the Police Officer Oath of Office before City Judge Johnny Houston.The Red Bank Police Department has a new look: Officers now sport a fresh patch designed by members of the force on their uniforms, and police cars adorned with a new logo will be rolling out soon. But that’s not all that’s changed.
The department is undergoing internal reorganization as well, said Chief Tim Christol.
“Across the country, there have been so many problems with police officers’ behavior,” he said as to the reasoning behind the changes. “We have worked very diligently over the past several years to improve our professionalism, build public trust and raise the credibility of this law enforcement agency, and we want to let the community know what our commitment is.”
The department went through the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Accreditation Program last year, which is intended to advance the science and art of police services, as well as to teach officers commonly accepted standards for the development and improvement of these services, according to the association’s website.
Christol said completing the accredidation program has enabled the officers to implement new programs and different methodology, adding that the department is the smallest in the state to become accredited.