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Sheriff Department Internship Experience

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During my internship experience I was able to learn how the Sheriff Department division has their own methods on how they perform their services such as their job duties, policies, and operations and how they differ from other agencies. The police is charge of the city limits and the sheriff is in control of the county roads which are outside the city limits but there jurisdiction only covers public county roads not private roads for example, during my ride along there was a complaint that was complaining about four wheelers making a lot of noise down the road due to the road being private the deputy advise her that the road has to be own by the county and he couldn’t do anything. During my ride along I was able to make observations on how …show more content…

I also learned that they always have to have their car camera always recording when they respond to call and their body cam .What I find interesting is that during my ride along this deputy was the only one that would use the sound pitch method where if the car was going fast the sound pitch wave would get bigger and he was explaining to me how measured speed with sound. During my first day I was able to see the basic setup that the deputies have inside their car they have a computer where they could do there reports, receive calls from the dispatcher with information about the situation, and also their guns which are locked in with a secure technology. They told me the only time they would unlock their guns is only in hostile situations other than that they use their hand gun. I also learned how to write a traffic ticket, how to make a report for a missing person, and how to manage traffic when there is a car …show more content…

During this day I was able to observe on how to make a report for the arrest at the county jail and what information had to go on the report. There had to a summary what had happened, the information from the detainee, and the affidavit report that goes to the judge. During this day I was also able to see what the procedures that the jailers have to follow are. First they get all of your information and your finger prints, and then they search you for anything that is not allowed after they confiscate everything that you had and they put them in a vacuum sealed package that is place in a secure place after that they give the detainees there jail apparel and take their picture. During this internship I was able to experience how well this deputies were well trained for their job and how much experience they had which could help me understand what the life experience of a deputy is like which could help me make a decision in what agency I would like to work for in the

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