Carroll County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	CCSO
Agency overview
Formed	1837
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County of Carroll in the state of Maryland, USA

Map of Carroll County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	100 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157
Agency executive	Jim DeWees, Sheriff
Website
http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/sheriff/index.htm
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was created in 1837 and is the primary law enforcement agency for Carroll County, MD. It services a population of 170,260 people within 449.13 square miles.^[1]

Organization

The current Sheriff of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office is Jim DeWees. Sheriff DeWees was elected as Sheriff in November 2014 and is the 58th Sheriff to serve as the Sheriff for the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office took over county wide jurisdiction in June 2011. Before June 2011 the Maryland State Police assisted the Carroll County Sheriff's Office with some of the primary duties that would be normally handled by the Sheriff's Office. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office divides the county into two districts: Northern and Southern. Each patrol district is sub-divided into two patrol sectors. There are three bureaus: ^[2]

Field Services Bureau-

Patrol Division- Consists of Road Patrol, K-9, Traffic Enforcement, and Community Affairs.
Civil Division- Consists of civilian constables that serve criminal and civil writs.

Investigative Services Bureau-

Criminal Division- provides investigative services for major felonies (e.g., homicide, rape, etc.) through Criminal Investigation. It also manages the Drug Task Force and the Warrant/Fugitive Team.^[3]
Child/Family Division- Provides victim services through Carroll County Advocacy Investigative Center (CCAIC), Child Support Enforcement, Domestic Violence Advocacy, and D.A.R.E..^[4]
Court Division- Provides security for the District and Circuit courts, as well as prisoner transportation.

Management Services Bureau-

Support Division- Provides service to the Police Academy, vehicle maintenance (Fleet Services), supply, and training^[5]
Administrative Division- Provides financial services, human resources/recruiting, public information (PIO), and applicant investigations.

Specialized Units

Canine Unit (K9)
Special Enforcement Team
Community Deputy Program
Bike Patrol Program
Crisis Response Team
Crisis Negotiations Team

Politics

The Carroll County government is currently attempting to create a County Police Department. The Sheriff and many of the deputies are currently opposed to this development.^[6]

References

External links

Law enforcement agencies in Maryland

State	State Police Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction Transit Administration Police Transportation Authority Police Maryland Natural Resources Police

County departments	Anne Arundel Baltimore County Howard Montgomery Prince George's

Municipal departments	Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore City Police Department Bel Air Bowie Cumberland District Heights Frederick Greenbelt Hagerstown Havre De Grace Landover Hills Laurel Ocean City Rockville Salisbury Seat Pleasant Takoma Park University Park Upper Marlboro

Sheriff's offices	Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore City Baltimore County Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick County Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's St. Mary's Somerset Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester

Universities	Bowie State University Frostburg State University Salisbury University Towson University University of Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland at College Park Baltimore City Public Schools Police

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