2007 ANNU 2007 ANNUAL REPORT AL REPORT - Berrien County

Support Support Services Services Division
Division
Lt. Mike Kline, Quartermaster, and Sgt. Tina Morrow, Assistant Quartermaster,
are the supervisors of the Support Services Division. The Division consists of
nine full time deputies and two part time deputies that perform a variety of
security related tasks. Their duties include obtaining warrants, conducting video
arraignments, and transporting prisoners to other facilities or outside doctor
visits.
Support Services Division is also responsible for security at both the St. Joseph
Courthouse and the Niles Courthouse. In 2007, the number of inmates
transported through the St. Joseph and Niles Courthouse averaged approx. 21
inmates per day. Furthermore, averages of 9 people per day were taken into
custody on warrants or by judge’s orders while attending court hearings.
As, Quartermasters, Lt. Kline’s and Sgt. Morrow’s duties consist of issuing uniforms, equipment, and
supplies needed for the entire Sheriff’s Department. They also supervise the Tether Division.
Tether ether
Tether Division continues to play a vital role in reducing jail
overcrowding and has proven itself as an effective tool in
monitoring tether participants. With a total of 697
participants (538 males and 159 females), a total of 21,881
days were spent on tether. 293 individuals were placed on
alcohol monitoring and 404 on electronic monitoring. The
Tether Division had a successful completion rate of well over
80%.
Cellular technology continues to be an extremely important aspect in the Tether Program. This allows an
individual with a non-alcohol related case to be monitored without the use of a land-line based phone.
The use of the electrical outlet is all that is needed. Additionally, Global Positioning Technology is now
being expanded to enhance monitoring capabilities. Tether personnel have received extensive training in
this new and exciting technology. Further advancement in monitoring capabilities will be coming in the
near future. This includes an ankle bracelet equipped with alcohol monitoring sensors all contained in
one unit worn on the ankle.
Department epartment of of Human Human Services
Services
Deputy Dave Camp was assigned to the Berrien County Department of
Human Services. Deputy Camp completed 36 incident reports for
various incidents, including felony warrant arrests, medical problems,
threat complaints and internal investigations. He also assisted Child
Protective Services with investigations on a day to day basis by running
L.E.I.N. (Law Enforcement Information Network) on subjects involved in
CPS cases. The entire Department of Human Services staff is trained
on the building emergency plan (fire drills, medical drills, weather drills)
and Deputy Camp was responsible for providing this training. Deputy
Camp was also responsible for training all employees on the use of 800
MHZ police radios.
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