A small museum just five years old whose mission statement says "The International Police Museum’s purpose is to: collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret police culture, history, and heritage of police departments, for the public; to foster mutual appreciation, understanding, and respect between police and the public they serve by way of education and demystification of law enforcement through presentations and displays of loaned and owned uniforms, equipment, and ephemera as outlined in the bylaws of the International Police Museum.