The Association, in order to achieve its objectives, will strive to:

• develop and maintain a professional organization committed to the improvement of policing in the Region,

• improve police services capacity to integrate democratic policing principles, and increase responsiveness and accountability to the community,

• promote principles of equality in the Region, within police organizations and in the community through delivery of policing services in the same manner towards all people,

• promote and maintain high standards of ethics, integrity, and honour, to further improve the reputation of professional policing,

• influence the development of laws, procedures and practices that will advance the effectiveness and efficiency of policing in the Region,

• facilitate police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police in the Region and around the world,

• support recruitment and training of qualified persons in the police profession through education and research, with a focus on ensuring ethnic and gender representation in police agencies, including at senior levels,

• encourage and advance the study of modern and progressive crime and disorder prevention, detection, and investigative practices, and

• pursue all necessary steps to ensure that the Association is adequately funded in order to discharge its obligations and to ensure that the funds are effectively managed and properly accounted for.