San Diego County Sheriff's Office

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The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, commonly know as the SDSO, is the primary law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California. It is comprised of approximately 4,000 employees including sworn deputies and civilian support personnel. The department began in 1850 and provides general law enforcement, detention facility (jail), and court services for the citizens of San Diego County in a service area which spans approximately 4,200 mi² (10,878 km²). Additionally, the department provides specialized regional services (such as air support) to all agencies and jurisdictions of the county.

Organization

Office of the Sheriff

  • Public Affairs
  • Intergovernmental Legislative Affairs
  • Legal Affairs
  • Senior Executive Assistant

Service Bureaus

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is organized into five service bureaus: Law Enforcement Services, Detention Facility Services, Court Services, Human Resource Services, and Management Services. Each bureau is managed by an Assistant Sheriff except the Management Services Bureau, which is headed by an Executive Director.

Law Enforcement Services Bureau

  • Central Investigations Division
    • Central Operations Detail
      • Computer And Technology Crime High-tech Response Team (CATCH)
      • Elder Abuse
      • Financial Crimes
      • Homicide Detail
    • Family Protection Detail
      • Domestic Violence
      • Sex Offender Management Unit
      • Child Abuse Unit
  • Communications Division
    • Communications Center
  • Emergency Services Division
    • Arson/Explosives
    • ASTREA (air support unit)
    • Reserves
    • SED/SWAT
  • Special Investigations Division
    • Intelligence
    • Narcotics
    • Public Inspections
    • Street Gang/Narcotics
  • Wireless Services Division

Detention Facility Services Bureau

Court Services Bureau

Human Resource Services Bureau

  • Personnel Division
    • Background Investigations Unit
    • Career Path Assessment Unit
    • Recruiting Unit
  • Professional Standards Division
    • Internal Affairs Unit
    • Risk Management Unit
  • Training Division
    • Corrections Academy
    • In-Service Training Unit
    • Regional Basic Academy
    • Weapons Training Unit (Range)

Management Services Bureau

History and trivia

San Diego County's first sheriff after California obtained statehood, was a Hungarian prince.

For many years, the SDSO's marked vehicles sported a unique green-and-white color scheme until economies of scale forced them to field a fleet of first all-white, then (to present day) black-and white vehicles.

Past and present sheriffs of San Diego County

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