Seminole County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
| Seminole County Sheriff's Office | |
| Abbreviation | SCSO |
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| Patch of the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1913 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Seminole in the state of Florida, USA |
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| Map of Seminole County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 345 square miles (890 km2) |
| Population | 365,196 |
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| Headquarters | Sanford, Florida |
| Agency executive | Donald F. Eslinger, Sheriff |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Seminole County, Florida, USA. The current sheriff is Donald F. Eslinger who was appointed following the death of Sheriff John E. Polk in 1991. Eslinger has been reelected by a wide majority ever since and is credited with modernizing the agency of over 1,250 sworn and civilian employees and keeping the county's crime rate among the lowest in Central Florida.
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[edit] Organization
The Sheriff's Office is organized into three major departments: Operations, Investigative Services and Administrative Services. Operations are headed by the Chief Deputy Sheriff who serves as second in command to the Sheriff. Investigative Services and Administrative Services are both headed by Chiefs who report directly to the Sheriff.
[edit] Department of Seminole Neighborhood Policing
Operations consists of the Department of Seminole Neighborhood Policing which conducts uniformed patrol functions as well as includes general criminal investigations, special operations, juvenile crime enforcement and intervention, code enforcement, and community support functions to include crime prevention, elder services, and public affairs.
Seminole Neighborhood Policing (SNP) is organized into three regions: North, East and South. The North Region includes Sanford, Lake Mary, Heathrow, Longwood and Midway. The East Region includes Oviedo, Chuluota, Geneva, Black Hammock, Jamestown, Slavia, Winter Springs, and Casselberry. The South Region includes Altamonte Springs, Fern Park, Maitland, Wynwood and areas of unincorporated Seminole County that are located West of I-4.
The Special Operations Division provides specialized equipment and personnel to support the enforcement, investigative, and crime prevention objectives of the Sheriff's Office, including: Air Operations, K-9, Emergency Management, Range and Water, the Dive Team, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Special Weapons and Tactics.
The Juvenile Justice Division encompasses juvenile crime prevention and intervention programs. The Juvenile Assessment Center operates in conjunction with allied and legal social service providers and serves as a central incarceration facility for criminal and non-criminal juvenile offenders. The Juvenile Justice Division also delivers youth education, intervention and monitoring programs.
[edit] Department of Investigative Services
The Department of Investigative Services is the investigative arm of the Department and focuses on solving complex and specialized crimes. The department includes:
- Diversified Investigative Services which conducts investigations into major crimes that require protracted or specialized investigations;
- Domestic Security which includes gang intelligence and suppression, offender monitoring and apprehension, and felon registration;
- Child Protective Services which investigates reports of abuse and neglect of minors;
- The City County Investigative Bureau which is a multi-jurisdictional partnership that investigates narcotics, vice, and organized crime; and
- Forensic Services which provides crime scene response, conducts DNA pre-screening, and performs evidentiary analysis in the areas of latent prints and shoe and tire impressions.
[edit] Administrative Services
Administrative Service includes the Department of Corrections and the administrative support divisions of the Sheriff's Office. These divisions include:
- The Human Resource Division which manages employee hiring, records and benefits and coordinates building security;
- The Fiscal Services Division which includes budget preparation and tracking payroll, accounts payable, contracts maintenance, facilities, fleet and purchasing;
- The Information Technology Division which provides computer and technology support to members of the Sheriff's Office as well as outside agencies;
- The Grants Division which evaluates, applies for and maintains all grant accounts within the Sheriff's Office;
- The Communications Division which operates the 911 call center and dispatches 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to unincorporated Seminole County, service calls are also handled and dispatched for the cities of Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Longwood, Sanford and Casselberry and their associated police departments;
- The Court Services Division which handles civil process for Seminole County, as well as provides judicial security for the Criminal Justice Center, the Civil Courthouse and the Juvenile Justice Center; and
- The Professional Standards and Development Division which manages the agency’s accreditation process, provides training to employees, and investigates allegations of employee misconduct.
The Department of Corrections is responsible for detention services and is responsible for the care, custody and control of inmates incarcerated at the county jail which is known as the John E. Polk Correctional Facility. The Intake Division is responsible for booking and classification, as well as breath testing and pre-trial release. The Operations Services Division includes facility security, food services and inmate laundry. The Inmate Health Services Division provides medical screening and treatment and mental health programs. The Support Services Division is responsible for work release programs, GPS monitoring programs, and transportation.
[edit] Accreditation
The SCSO became the first nationally accredited law enforcement agency in Seminole County in 1995, and has since achieved reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). The SCSO currently holds CALEA’s prestigious “Flagship Agency” status for demonstrating sustained excellence through multiple assessments. In 1996, SCSO received state accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) and was subsequently reaccredited in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2011. Additionally, the SCSO holds “Excelsior Agency” status from CFA for continued excellence.
The John E. Polk Correctional Facility also holds accredited status, having received state accreditation from the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission in 2004, 2007 and again in 2010. In 2006, the jail received national accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care and was reaccredited in 2009.
In the spring of 2009, the agency’s Forensic Services Division received accreditation from the American Society of Crime Lab Directors Lab Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB).
[edit] Honor Roll
- Deputy Sheriff Cleveland V. Jacobs - End of Watch: September 14, 1922
- Deputy Sheriff Robert O. Moore - End of Watch: June 9, 1975
- Reserve Deputy George A. Pfeil - End of Watch: December 29, 1977
- Deputy Sheriff Hugh Ellis Thomas Jr. - End of Watch: March 28, 1989
- Deputy Sheriff Eugene Andrew Gregory - End of Watch: July 8, 1998
- Deputy Sheriff Matt Miller – End of Watch: December 26, 2011
[edit] External links
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