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Organizational Model of Ft. Bend County Sheriff's Office
The Sheriff's Office in Fort Bend County, Texas, is operated under the same model as many Sheriff's departments throughout the country, and, particularly, like many sheriff's offices in the state of Texas. The position of Sheriff is an elected position, so that the Sheriff is elected by the public and serves for a specific-term. The current elected official is Milton Wright. However, the elected sheriff does not play the day-to-day role that he might in another county. This is largely due to the immense size of Fort Bend County, which is not only already one of the largest counties in the nation, but is also growing rapidly. In 2010, the county's population was 585,375, about half of them white, 21.5% black, 17% Asian, and 23.7% Hispanic, 23.3% foreign-born, with a median income of $80,548 but with 7.5% below the poverty level poverty (U.S. Census Bureau 2011). Given the large size and tremendous diversity of the county, it is easy to see why the sheriff's position is largely that of a politician.
The chief deputy is the second in command at the sheriff's office. The chief deputy reports only to the sheriff and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the sheriff's office and the supervisions of all personnel. Under the chief deputy, one finds the traditional structure of a police department, including commander, captain, lieutenant, sergeant supervisor...
The sheriff's department is divided into several different divisions: enforcement bureau, criminal investigations, detention, support services/finance, gangs, Gus George Academy, narcotics, patrol, public information office, reserve deputy, and ID/records (See generally Fort Bend County 2012).
"The Enforcement Bureau Commander is subordinate to the Chief Deputy and Sheriff only. His duties include coordination and supervision of all criminal law enforcement within the unincorporated areas of Fort Bend County" (Fort Bend County 2012). Therefore, he has authority over any officer in any other unit. The criminal investigations unit is led by a captain, who has charge of crimes against property, crimes against persons, special crimes, organized crime, fugitive apprehension, and crime victim liason, and commands the majority of the office's resources (Fort Bend County 2012). The detention unit is led by a commander who is a major, and it has rehabilitation programs as well as detention capabilities. The support services/finance unit is in charge of communications and other support services and plays an underlying role in the office. The gangs section is headed by a sergeant, and usually works with other divisions and becomes involved when a gang member is identified as a suspect. The Gus George Academy unit is in charge of deputy…
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