Seminole County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
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| Abbreviation | SCSO |
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| Formed | 1913 |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Seminole, Florida, USA |
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| Map of Seminole County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 345 square miles (890 km2) |
| Population | 436,041 (2013) |
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| Headquarters | Sanford, Florida |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 |
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The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is the law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Seminole County, Florida, USA. The current sheriff is Dennis M. Lemma, who took office on January 3, 2017.
Department of Corrections and Judicial Services
The Department of Corrections and Judicial Services is divided into six divisions: Court Services and Transportation, Administrative Services/Intake, Security Operations Services, Inmate Healthcare Services, Probation and Probation Certificates. The Court Services and Transportation Division includes full law enforcement services for the three judicial facilities within Seminole County: the Criminal Justice Center, Juvenile Justice Center and Civil Courthouse as well as prisoner transport. The Division is charged with ensuring these facilities are secure and able to conduct court-related functions for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida. The division also houses the Civil Section who carry out the sheriff's statutory responsibility for the service of process and execution of writs.
Accreditation
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office is currently accredited by eight independent, accrediting bodies:
- American Correctional Association (ACA)
- American Society of Crime Lab Directors Lab Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB)
- Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA)
- Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)
- Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC)
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
- National Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP)
- Public Safety Communications Accreditation
Accreditation is a voluntary process that affirms an agency's commitment to the highest standards of professionalism and service. Each accrediting body has fixed standards that an agency must initially demonstrate compliance with, and then demonstrate continuing adherence to, in order to achieve re-accreditation.
Accreditation standards address key areas such as: organization management and administration, personnel administration, law enforcement operations, training, forensic examination, and inmate and court-related services. Accreditation typically includes an extensive review of an agency's policies, procedures and protocols as well as an on-site inspection and interviews with key personnel.
Honor Roll (line of duty deaths)
- 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