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The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is a full service
law enforcement agency accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for
Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and the American Correctional Association
(ACA). Additionally, the agency's health care provider, Prison Health Services,
has dual accreditation through the National Commission on Correctional Health
Care (NCCHC) and the California Medical Association (CMA). Together these
form what is referred to as the "Triple Crown" of accreditation (ACA, NCCHC/CMA
and CALEA) awarded by the National Sheriff's Association.
Additionally, the Sheriff's Office Crime Lab is nationally accredited by the
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). The Sheriff's
Office Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit has also been awarded national
accreditation through the Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board.
The Sheriff's Office has a current adjusted net budget of
approximately $135 million and has over 1500 authorized positions, including in
excess of 1000 sworn personnel. The agency's Chief Executive Officer is Sheriff
Gregory J. Ahern, who is assisted in the operation of the agency by Undersheriff
Richard T. Lucia, Assistant Sheriff's James L. Baker and
Stephen J. Roderick.
The Sheriff of Alameda County is responsible for a vast array of
tasks and duties, including the following:
- Providing security to the Consolidated Superior Courts
- Operating the Coroner's Bureau
- Serving as the Public Administrator
- Operating a full service criminalistics
laboratory
- Performing Civil Process
- Operating a County Jail (Santa Rita)
- Operating the County Office of Emergency Services
- Providing patrol and investigative services to the unincorporated areas of
Alameda County
- Pursuant to contractual agreements,
providing patrol and investigative services to the City of Dublin, Peralta
Community College District, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum complex, Oakland
International Airport, Highland County Hospital, Social Services, and to the
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Conducting a basic academy pursuant
to Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) requirements. [
Sheriff's Academy web site ]
The academy
is available to Sheriff's recruits, as well as to other law enforcement agency
recruits upon agreement with the Sheriff's Regional Training Center. The
Regional Training Center also offers an extensive curriculum to law
enforcement professionals. (Click
here for more information)
- Providing Fish and Game enforcement
- Project Director of the Narcotics Task Force
- Serving as the Executive Director of the Sexual Assault
Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force
- Operating a Marine Patrol Unit in the San
Francisco Bay waters.
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Here for Historical
Facts Regarding the Sheriff's Office
MANDATED SERVICES
The Government Code, Section 24000,
defines the Office of Sheriff and mandates the duties of the Office. In addition
to being a Constitutional Officer of the County, the Sheriff also acts as an
Officer of the Courts and is charged with the responsibility of keeping the peace
and apprehending persons charged with crimes in the unincorporated areas of
Alameda County. The Sheriff also serves as Coroner, Public Administrator and
Director of Emergency Services. The level of services is determined by specific
statute or judicial mandate.
DISCRETIONARY SERVICES
The following services are
discretionary within the Sheriff's Office: dispatch services, contract police
services and programs designed as alternatives to incarceration, such as the
Sheriff's Work Alternative Program and weekender programs. The services
provided by the crime prevention unit such as the school resources officers and D.A.R.E. programs are also discretionary.
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