The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (SSO), is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services. Currently only Rancho Cordova and Isleton have such a contract with the department since the Citrus Heights and Elk Grove Police Departments assumed all police authority and responsibility for their communities in 2006. It also holds primary jurisdiction over facilities operated by Sacramento County, such as local parks, marinas, and government buildings; provide marshal service for the Sacramento County Superior Court; operate the Sacramento County Jail and the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove; and provide services such as laboratories and academy training to other law-enforcement agencies within and nearby Sacramento County. The county sheriff is currently Jim Cooper.
Weapons The Sacramento Sheriff's Office currently issues versions of the 9mm Glock. Deputies also have less lethal items that are issued to them including but not limited to an X26 taser, expandable baton, and OC spray.
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Correctional Services
Main Jail The Main Jail provides custodial and security services for incarcerated and detained individuals for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office and other outside agencies. In doing so, the Main Jail is responsible for the health, safety, care and welfare of those individuals housed in the facility, as well as for the safety of those sworn and civilian employees who provide services within the Main Jail Division.
Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center The Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) is the primary custody facility for inmates sentenced to County Jail from the Sacramento County Courts. An increasing percentage of the inmates are pre-sentence detainees housed at RCCC to keep the population at the Main Jail below the limit set by Federal decree. In addition, the Correctional Center houses inmates en route to other jurisdictions, federal prisoners under a contract with the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, and reciprocal prisoners from other counties. RCCC is the primary reception point for parole violators who are being held pending revocation hearings and the central transportation point for all defendants sentenced to State Prison. Classified as a Type II facility, RCCC accepts newly arrested persons booked by law enforcement agencies in the south part of Sacramento County. A staff of over 180 Sheriff's Office employees provides supervision to all inmates to ensure they live in a safe, secure and healthy environment. Several support services activities augment the custody staff and provide needed services and programs for inmate housing.
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The Work Release Division is Sacramento County's alternative to incarceration or in lieu of the payment of certain traffic fines for those convicted of a criminal or traffic offense in Sacramento County.
Our Work Project and Home Detention programs allow qualified inmates to serve their criminal sentence at their own home on the electronically monitored Home Detention Program, or by participating in community service projects on Sheriff’s Work Project. The Alternative Sentencing Program allows those who are referred directly by the Traffic Court to perform community service hours in lieu of court imposed fines or criminal sentences.
Since 1979, these programs have provided a more constructive and beneficial way for low-risk offenders to serve their court-ordered commitments. Participation has typically ranged from 500-800 active inmates on Work Project and our Home Detention program averages approximately 250 enrolled inmates. The Alternative Sentencing Program, on average, has 1100 active participants.
As alternatives to incarceration, Home Detention and Sheriff’s Work Project allow inmates to maintain employment and family relationships and continue to be productive members of society. The community benefits from inmate labor provided to groups such as school and park districts, churches, civic groups, and other non-profit organizations. The County of Sacramento benefits from a reduced jail population, helping to alleviate potential jail overcrowding, as well as the reduction of associated incarceration costs.
Alternative Sentencing Program participants benefit the entire community by completing many tasks for local nonprofit and public organizations (including but not limited to) veteran’s assistance programs, homeless assistance organizations, and community food banks. Alternative Sentencing Program Child Support Revenue Recovery Detail Home Detention Power Program Sheriff's Work Project Toy Project
Contract and Regional Services
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Civil Bureau The Civil Bureau serves Civil process in the manner prescribed by law. Civil process includes summons and complaints, small claims documents for a civil lawsuit, restraining orders, bench warrants, evictions and any other notice or order from the courts. The bureau also levies on wages, bank accounts, vehicles or any asset of the judgment debtor.
Court Security The Court Security Division insures the safety and security of the court buildings and of the people who appear and work in them. Court Security facilitates and maximizes the efficiency of all judicial and other courthouse functions. The Court Security Division also delivers all in-custody defendants to and from the courthouse in a safe and secure manner.
Security Services Security Services include Parking Enforcement Detail which enforces laws, codes, and ordinances that protect the rights of the disabled, ensures that public roadways and parking facilities are open and accessible to vehicles, pedestrians, and emergency equipment and improves the quality of life for citizens by identifying and taking action to correct unsafe conditions and ensuring the orderly flow of traffic.
Field and Investigations Services
Central Division Central Division provides law enforcement services for the unincorporated areas of South Sacramento, the Delta and Galt as well as Rancho Murieta, Herald, Wilton, Walnut Grove and the City of Isleton.
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East Division East Division comprises Rancho Cordova, Rosemont, Gold River, Lincoln Village, Mather, Butterfield-Riviera East.
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Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force
The Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force is part of the Centralized Investigations Division of the Sacramento Sheriff's Office. First organized in the mid-1990's, the Task Force currently comprises more than 60 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The Task Force consists of non-sworn personnel and full-time investigators from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol, Sacramento Police Department, San Joaquin County Sheriff and Sacramento County Probation. In addition to numerous affiliate agencies throughout the Central Valley and Northern California work with the Task Force on a part time basis. Investigators are cross designated as United States Marshals and are Task Force Officers (TFOs) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Child Exploitation Task Force.
The Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force consists of three specialty teams: Identity Theft, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) and Hi-Tech Crimes. Identity Theft Detectives conduct investigations of crimes which involve the theft and fraudulent use of a victim’s personal identifying information. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) detectives work to protect children from sexual predators by investigating crimes involving child exploitation on the internet and pursue those involved with child pornography. Hi-Tech Crimes Detectives investigate other cyber related crimes such as the unauthorized access to computer systems.
In addition to the investigative teams, Task Force members also conduct forensic examinations of computers, cell phones and various other types of digital media seized in investigations of other crimes, such as homicide, upon request by detectives from other bureaus or affiliate agencies. Task Force members also assist outside agencies with training in the abovementioned areas.
North Division The North Division provides law enforcement services to the northern portion of Sacramento County, and serves the following communities: Antelope, Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Elverta, Fair Oaks, Foothill Farms, McClellan Park, North Highlands, Rio Linda, and Orangevale.
Off-Duty Program The Off-Duty Program is administered by the Sacramento Sheriff's Office. It allows citizens and businesses to hire deputy sheriffs for law enforcement services. Officers wear their sheriff's uniform and must abide by the practices, policies, and procedures of the Sacramento Sheriff's Office.
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Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program (SHARP)
The Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program (SHARP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit formed in 1977 in response to a rash of theft crimes and heightened citizen participation in the apprehension of the East Area Rapist. SHARP is composed of volunteer amateur radio operators who are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The members of SHARP have the responsibility of assisting the Sacramento County Emergency Operations Center with any emergency requiring auxiliary communication. Emergencies include extended power outages, flooding, and other types of disasters that disable land based power supplies where amateur radio specialists can continue to operate.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Explorers
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Explorer Program is for teenagers and young adults, 14–20 years of age. The program is a well rounded P.O.S.T. approved curriculum that prepares the Explorers for a future in law enforcement and other community service-based careers. Explorers receive hands-on training in self-defense tactics, arrest, search and seizure laws, and other Law Enforcement related subjects. Additional life building skills, such as public speaking, resume building, grooming standards, work ethic, and teamwork complete the curriculum.
Explorers perform community services in the greater Sacramento area such as traffic control, security, decoy operations, and fingerprinting.
This program provides youth, interested in a career in Law Enforcement, the opportunity to work side-by-side with Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies. These deputies work in a variety of assignments including patrol, corrections, traffic, Problem Oriented Policing, and Crime Scene Investigation.
Using the skills they are taught, they are able to successfully compete against other Explorer Programs throughout the state.
Volunteer Reserve Officer
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has a Volunteer Reserve Force of approximately 164 reserve officers, Level III through Level I. Working alongside regular officers, reserve officers can participate in warrant sweeps, DUI checkpoints, prisoner transportation, boating and water safety programs, academy training, firearms training and other related activities.
Volunteers in Partnership with the Sheriff (V.I.P.S.)
Since 1993, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is proud to have a volunteer work force that helps foster the partnership between the Sheriff's Office and the community in working toward improving the quality of life for the residents of Sacramento County.
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