The Office of the Sheriff

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The Office of the Sheriff

• Buncombe County
• Sheriff Van Duncan

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History of the Sheriff

• The Office of the Sheriff is over 1000 years old
• It dates back to the rule of Alfred the Great in
  the 9th century
• England divided geographical units into Shires
• The Kings representative in each shire was
  referred to as the Reeve
• This is where the name of Sheriff was derived
• The Bible refers to the Sharif in the book of
  Daniel

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Similarities Of Police and Sheriffs

• Patrol
• Criminal Investigations
• Narcotics Investigations
• Telecommunications
• Community Services
• School Resource Officers
• Special Response Teams
• Animal Control

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Differences Between Sheriffs and Police

• Office instead of Department
• Responsible for Civil Process
• Responsible for Court Security
• Responsible for the Jail
• Sheriff reports to the citizens
• Fiscal control is through the County
  Commissioners and County Manager

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Buncombe County Sheriffs Office

• 380 Employees when the new Detention Center is
  complete
• Administrative Offices at 202 Haywood Street and
  at the Detention Center
• New Detention Facility
• Joint Telecommunications Center
• Responsible for 90 of 656 miles in Buncombe

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Sheriffs Office Changes

• Patrol- 2006 calls for service 42,981-11.39
• 2007 calls for service 51,625-10.45
• 2008 calls for service 54,600- 9.21
• Arrests for 2008- 9691 (143)

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Changes in Criminal Investigations

• Field Investigators
• Computer Forensics and participation in ICAC
• BCAT
• Breaking and Entering Suppression Team
• 2007 Cases initiated 1,876
• 2008 Cases initiated 3,202

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Other Divisions

• Civil Process- Served 17,848 Civil Papers and
  12,767 Criminal Warrants
• Detention- 16,249 People Processed and the Secure
  Communities Initiative started
• Animal Control- 11,273 calls answered

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• NIKE

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New Things Coming

• On- Track Mentoring
• New Sheriffs Office Web-Site
• Law Enforcement Leadership Academy
• Gang Task Force