GO 01 ORGANIZATION Flashcards
The Office of the Sheriff is divided organizationally by function into six primary parts.
These parts are the:
- Administration
- Department of Patrol and Enforcement
- Department of Investigations and Homeland Security
- Department of Police Services
- Department of Personnel and Professional Standards
- Department of Corrections
These components are differentiated by function and are defined within this Order.
Each organizational component is under the direct command of only one_______.
supervisor
The Sheriff plans, organizes, staffs, directs, and controls the personnel and resources of the Sheriff’s Office and administers the Sheriff’s Office in a manner consistent with __________ of the Jacksonville Ordinance Code and the laws of the State of Florida.
Chapter 37
The _________ reports to the Sheriff, and supports the Sheriff by administering an y plans, procedures, or changes established by the Sheriff, in accordance with chapter 37 of the Jacksonville Ordinance Code and the laws of the State of Florida.
Undersheriff
In addition to the Directors of the Departments of Patrol and Enforcement,Investigations and Homeland Security, Police Services, Personnel and Professional Standards, and Corrections, the Division Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs, and Unit
Commanders, the following organizational components report directly to the Sheriff and/or Undersheriff:
Legal Unit
Public Information Unit
Integrity/Special Investigations Unit
Internal Audit Unit
The legal staff responsible for advising the Sheriff, Undersheriff, and all Sheriff’s Office personnel on matters of criminal law and acting as a liaison between the Sheriff’s Office and the legal community.
Legal Unit
Acts as a liaison between the agency and the media to provide accounts of police activities and offer statements on general department matters. Responds to requests for information by external parties other than the news media.
Public Information Unit
Conducts proactive criminal and administrative investigations of employees within the Sheriff’s Office. The objective is to produce an omnipresence that will create an environment of voluntary compliance with the written directives. The unit also conducts investigations into criminal intelligence based allegations.
Integrity/Special Investigations Unit
Reviews the reliability and integrity of financial and operating information; reviews policies and procedures having significant impact on operations to determine compliance; reviews the adequacy of
internal controls; and, appraises the economy and efficiency with which resources are employed.
Internal Audit Unit
The Department of Patrol and Enforcement is responsible for carrying out the primary police functions of responding to _______, __________, _________, community relations activities, and related areas.
calls for service, traffic control, investigations
The following Divisions and Units comprise the Department of Patrol and Enforcement:
Divisions:
Patrol Divisions
Community Affairs and Special Events Division
Definition of Patrol Division:
Responsible for performing the emergency line function of
the Office of the Sheriff, which includes the enforcement of all laws and local ordinances enacted for the preservation of peace and protection of life and property, and partitioned into _______ Division and _______ Division each with three geographical zones. Patrol Zones are geographical subdivisions of Duval County established for an efficient and uniform patrol response to the law enforcement needs of Duval County. Each zone is
commanded by an __________ and may have several rotating and fixed watches.
Patrol East, Patrol West Assistant Chief
The Patrol Division also contains the following units:
Community Policing Unit (COPS) Traffic Squads Walking Beat Unit Bicycle Unit Beach Unit DUI Enforcement Field Training Unit (FTO) Police Reserve Unit Offender Tracking Unit (OTU) Felon Registration Mayor’s Liaison Investigator
Name the unit:
_________.Assignment where officers work
in close partnership with citizens to resolve crime in designated areas. COPS deployments provide a heightened interaction with citizens along with specific goal-setting methods and follow-up activities to lessen crime in the area.
Community Policing Unit (COPS)
_______. Provide for safe and efficient flow of traffic through education, engineering, and enforcement.
Traffic Squads
_____.Police personnel performing foot patrol duties,
responsible for designated areas of downtown and other business centers.
Walking Beat Unit
Police personnel patrolling on bicycles in designated
areas.
Bicycle Unit
_______-Conducts routine patrol, special deployments and surveillance operations on public beaches and works closely with the Department of Recreation.
Beach Unit
_______ Executes DUI enforcement operations.
DUI Enforcement
______ Coordinates the orientation of newly
graduated recruits in their first months of duty as police officers. Trains, supervises and monitors the performance of new officers.
Field Training Unit (FTO)
______ Volunteers who augment the manpower of the
Sheriff’s Office by riding as a second officer on patrol, assisting with traffic control at special events, and performing other law enforcement duties suitable to their level of training.
Police Reserve Unit
_______-The Unit is the repository for information within the city, encompassing adult and juvenile sexual offenders/predators. Their responsibilities include tracking and verifying sexual offenders/predators that reside, work or attend school in Duval County, conducting proactive multi-agency operations throughout the year to help ensure compliance with the sexual offender/predator requirements and providing the community with public information on registered sexual offenders/predators.
Offender Tracking Unit (OTU)
______-Responsible for interviewing and photographing
felons after being released from incarceration or ordered by the court.
Felon Registration
_____-Provides general investigative duties at the direction of the Mayor and provides security for the Mayor and his staff.
Mayor’s Liaison Investigator
Definition of Community Affairs and Special Events Division:
Responsible for promoting and maintaining rapport between the Office of the Sheriff, the citizenry, and
other agencies by educating and involving the public in crime prevention. Other community outreach programs such as community policing, and other youth services are also administered.
________- is responsible for the coordination of any event where a large assignment of police for security or a significant traffic problem is expected.
Special Events
Community Affairs - Includes the following units: (9)
Crime Prevention Unit Tele-Serv Unit Management of Criminal Investigations Unit (MCI) Police Athletic League (PAL) Safety Education Officers Police Explorer Program Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Liaison Volunteer Program International Affairs Unit
Name the unit:
_______-Conducts crime prevention seminars
and programs to outside organizations. Administers school safety education program that offers safety programs to grade school students to communicate personal safety tips
for children.
Crime Prevention Unit
Name the unit:
_______-Provides police service by taking police
reports over the phone on less serious calls that do not
require a police officer’s presence.
Tele-Serv Unit
Name the unit:
______-Coordinates and records maintenance of patrol initiated and administratively assigned investigations for the Patrol Division.
Management of Criminal Investigations Unit (MCI)
Name the unit:
_______-Provides organized athletic
programs and other activities for the city’s youth in an effort to steer them from criminal activity and develop positive
images of Law Enforcement.
Police Athletic League (PAL)
Name the unit:
_______-Administers school safety education program that offers safety programs to grade school students to communicate personal safety tips, offers crime prevention activities aimed at reducing and preventing
crime, and working as an integral part of the Neighborhood Watch Program. Provides the supervision and training of
over 250 school crossing guards.
Safety Education Officers
Name the unit:
______-This program is designed to foster a better understanding of law enforcement between the youth of our community and JSO. This program caters to youth whose interest lie in the field of law enforcement.
Police Explorer Program
Name the unit:
______-Serves as a liaison between the Office of the Sheriff and the JHA office to address problems unique to public housing complexes.
Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Liaison
Name the unit:
______-This program is designed to allow citizens who truly want to contribute in a non-law enforcement capacity to their local police agency an opportunity to do so in a support role. This program is coordinated through the Community Affairs Division and serves to provide supplemental staffing throughout the agency by utilizing the talents of volunteers.
Volunteer Program
Name the unit:
______-This unit serves as a liaison between the Sheriff’s Office and the non-English speaking community and provides support to all Sheriff’s Office divisions and units when dealing with any type of affair or investigation that involves the non-English speaking community.
International Affairs Unit
Special Events - Includes the following units: (4)
Special Events Unit
Secondary Employment Unit
Vehicle Storage and Recovery Unit
Marine Unit
Define the Unit:
_____-Coordinates preplanned events directly affecting public property or resources, including parking, traffic control, crowd control, and other matters affecting the
public health, welfare and safety, or that may require city
support services.
Special Events Unit
Define the Unit:
______-Coordinates secondary employment opportunities, maintains an availability list, and fills requests for off-duty employment brought to the attention of the Sheriff’s Office. Secondary Employment maintains all secondary employment records and files pertaining to secondary employment. Secondary Employment also coordinates police manpower at all City buildings and City sponsored functions at the following locations: Memorial Arena, Alltel Stadium, Metropolitan Park, Convention Center, Performing Arts Theatre, and the Ritz Theatre.
Secondary Employment Unit
Define the Unit:
_____-Is responsible for ensuring compliance with Municipal Ordinances (MO) and Sheriff’s Office policy regarding the disposition of motor vehicles and other similar property, which must be towed, stored, impounded, and/or held for investigation.
Vehicle Storage and Recovery Unit
Define the Unit:
_______-Responsible for enforcement of laws on the 75
square miles of navigable waterways within Duval County.
Marine Unit
The following Divisions comprise the Department of Investigations and Homeland
Security:
Investigations Division
Homeland Security and Special Enforcement
The following sections comprise the Investigations Division:
Crimes Against Persons Section
Crimes Against Property Section
The following Units comprise the Crimes Against Persons Section:
Homicide Unit Missing Persons Unit Sex Crimes Unit Family Violence Unit Robbery Unit Traffic Homicide/Hit and Run Unit Auto Theft Unit Victims Services
The following Units comprise the Crimes Against Property Section:
Burglary Unit Economic Crimes Unit Property Recovery Unit Latent Print Unit Photo Lab Crime Scene Unit Polygraph Unit Interagency
The following Units comprise the Homeland Security and Special Enforcement Section:
Homeland Security Unit Intelligence Unit Aviation Unit Canine Unit Gang Investigations Unit Criminal Apprehension Unit Gun Crime Investigations Unit Bomb Squad S.W.A.T. Dive Team
The following Units comprise the Narcotics and Vice Section:
Narcotics Unit
Vice/Morals Unit
Prescription and Designer Drug Squad (PDS)
Computer Forensic Investigations Unit/ (CFIU)
Technical Support Unit
Covert Warehouse
Forfeiture Unit
_____Responsible for investigating unnatural deaths, life
threatening aggravated batteries and non-custodial kidnappings.
Homicide Unit
_______Responsible for investigating all cases of
reported missing persons involving bona fide incidents of foul play, elderly persons, young children, or mentally impaired persons. Also responsible for investigating any runaway with the exception of the runaway being between the ages of 12 and 17 and having been reported missing previously.
Missing Persons Unit
_______Investigates all reports of sexual battery and
various other sexual offenses.
Sex Crimes Unit
________Responsible for investigating all cases of
aggravated child abuse and elderly abuse. Also responsible for providing a detective to the INVEST Program which offers special assistance to high-risk victims of domestic violence.
Family Violence Unit
_______Responsible for investigating
traffic crashes where the perpetrator flees, and all traffic incidents involving a fatality or life threatening injury.
Traffic Homicide/Hit and Run Unit
______Investigates all types of robberies to individuals,
businesses, and financial institutions.
Robbery Unit
______Conducts investigations of vehicle thefts.
Auto Theft Unit
_______Serves as a liaison with victims and outside
agencies on services available to victims and as a resource liaison to the INVEST Program.
Victims Services
_______Conducts investigations of reported burglaries, major thefts, and cases involving dealing in stolen property within the jurisdiction.
Burglary Unit
_____Investigates cases involving issuing worthless checks, forgery, fraud, and identity theft.
Economic Crimes Unit
______Investigates pawn shop dealers,
secondhand store owners, and other merchants for violations involving stolen property and dealing in stolen property.
Property Recovery Unit
_______Recovers fingerprints from crime scenes utilizing
specialized techniques and furnishes expert testimony in criminal trials. Also provides comparison and latent prints identification services to operational personnel.
Latent Print Unit
_____-Responsible for providing the Sheriff’s Office with
photographic services.
Photo Lab
______-Conducts all preliminary evidence gathering at
crime scenes in addition to evidence analysis and photography.
Crime Scene Unit
_____-Conducts polygraphs for job applicants and
supports criminal investigations by performing polygraphs when deemed valuable to the case.
Polygraph Unit