Sheriff

President's Message

Specifically, as the chief law enforcement officer of our respective jurisdictions, we are charged with the responsibility of carrying out the rule of law which is the cornerstone of a democracy.

Executive Director's Commentary

In our continued efforts to support the Office of Sheriff, NSA worked hard to get funding for the Byrne JAG program, which was reduced by 67% in FY2008, restored through the emergency war supplemental spending bill.

Confronting Methampet Amine Abuse

Children, who live in families with stable parental relationships, where the family has residential stability and gainful employment opportunities, are less likely to become statistics in the juvenile or criminal justice system.c Most parents in this study demonstrate behavioral patterns characteristic of fragile parental and family relationships, residential instability, employment histories that place them in or near poverty status, mental illness, extensions of generational criminogenics, ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Food Services Unit Pre-Portioning of Meals

The Food Services Unit has collaborated with our Department's Emergency Operations Bureau to establish policies and procedures to utilize the Pre-Portioned meals to feed our field units in the event of a major disaster, search and rescue missions, or emergent events that would require our employees to maintain their posts above and beyond regular scheduled shifts.

In Memoriam: Dan Mckain

Dan and Gini McKain traveled extensively over the years. A civil engineer by profession, Dan got hooked on photography covering a fire in Cincinnati for the Associated Press some 50 years ago. He and his wife, Gini have since worked as freelance photographers and writers covering heavy construction projects, travel, boating, space missions, and the activities of the National Sheriffs' Association. Dan had great fun covering the original seven astronauts and drew much pleasure from fishing for...

Managing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Offenders

The changing of the times is reflected in a report to the National Institute of Corrections on "Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual and Intersex Populations." Beyond that there is an emerging agenda within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community regarding the management, supervision and housing of this population. cases pushing through the courts all over the country are addressing the provision of hormonal medications to transgender offenders, the...

Meet the Sheriff

Including being the primary law enforcement agency in the county, his department is also responsible for enforcing traffic laws, serving civil process, providing courtroom security, running the correctional facility, and prisoner transport. Sheriff Brown has been in law enforcement for 34 years He has a strong passion for public service, service to his community and to fellow law enforcement officers.

Living Leadership

When I suggest the idea of living for our people, I know for some it may sound "soft," too sensitive, and emotional - which flies in the face of the "hard," tactical, and potent leadership qualities that we demand and require in law enforcement. (In fact I am often most critical that not enough of these tactical leadership traits and qualities, along with competence, have been exemplified and required by many who have been promoted in our profession.) Also I am not suggesting a leadership ph...

Offender Reentry: What It Means to the Law Enforcement Community

Considering the fact that Sheriffs Departments operate most of the jails in this country, the document can be seen as a resource for law enforcement.\n MPD officers also attend orientation sessions for individuals recently placed on community supervision to instruct them on CSOSA's standards of conduct, provide information on support programs and treatment, and reinforce the consequences for further criminal behavior. In addition to our ever-expanding collaboration with the Metropolitan Poli...

Jail Staffing Series

Standards and Jail Staffing

Decisions handed down by federal courts have required jails to: * Protect inmates from themselves, other inmates, staff and other threats * Maintain communication with inmates and regularly visit occupied areas * Respond to inmate calls for assistance * Classify and separate inmates * Ensure the safety of staff and inmates at all times * Make special provisions for processing and supervising female inmates * Deliver all required inmate activities, services, and programs (medical, exercise, vi...

Election 2008

How Do You Handle Mentally Ill Inmates

The Los Angeles County Jail, Chicago's Cook County Jail and New York City's Hiker's Island each hold more people with mental illness on any given day dian any psychiatric facility in the United States. Sheriff Morgan sits on the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform and is the Chair of the Emergency Detention Order and Temporary Detention Order Subcommittee. Newport News deputy sheriffs and the jail medical staff do their best to care for the m...

The Candidates and the Office of Sheriff

CRIME While both presidential candidates have been vocal on a host of issues related to crime prevention, it is how to deal with detainees at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay that has garnered the greatest attention, since it calls for creating a balance between fighting terrorism and defending civil liberties. When the Pentagon announced plans to prosecute the six men accused of plotting the 2001 terrorist attacks, calling for the death penalty, Barack Obama agreed that capital punishm...

A Look at the 2008 Presidential Candidates

Both Presidential candidates have strong records of support for law enforcement; however, the best way to help fight crime and assuage the economic crisis may be found in other policies. On the Armed Services Committee, McCain has called for more defense spending and insisted military interventions be designed to achieve victory; he criticized the Clinton administration for using air power alone and ruling out ground troops in Bosnia and for not using "all necessary force" in Kosovo.