Annual Report 2009 - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department

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Civil Bureau The Civil Bureau consists of three offices which are located at the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Lompoc Courthouse complexes. The staff is comprised of both support and sworn personnel and is separated into Field Services and Support Services. Field services are handled and overseen by a Sergeant and three deputies who are responsible for the actual service and enforcement of orders. The support staff is overseen by a Legal Office Professional with a staff of seven who are responsible for legal paperwork and monetary transactions. seized items include anything from bank accounts, boats, growing crops, homes, horses, livestock, motor vehicles, planes, property, and stock certificates. Orders were also received to seize property located on someone’s person such as jewelry and cash. Since the Civil Bureau is an impartial, disinterested third party, tangible items are generally seized and held for a given period of time. This allows for parties to file an appeal with the courts. Once a release is received from the courts, the property or funds are released to the prevailing party. The Civil Bureau serves over 8,000 processes annually. Unfortunately, the business of the Civil Bureau increases during poor economic times. This is especially true in the area of evictions. The Civil Bureau conducts transactions in excess of $3.5 million annually on civil process cases. The Civil Process section archives records using the latest Laserfiche product to scan paper reports and files, saving them in digital format for prompt retrieval. The Civil Bureau is the only area within the Sheriff’s Office that is an agent for private litigants. Because the cases are civil in nature, the bureau cannot utilize criminal investigative tactics such as stakeouts or computer inquiries (DMV, arrest records, etc.) to serve a process. By statute, the Civil Bureau provides many services to the public, which includes serving legal documents and enforcing court orders. Throughout the years thousands of tangible items of property have been seized. The 33 INTEGRITY ~ CARING ~ COURAGE ~ FAIRNESS ~ SERVICE
Criminal Records Criminal Records maintains crime reports and other court related documents. Duties include maintaining civil, criminal, and traffic warrants. As the central repository for crime reports, it becomes the hub of the automated Records Management System that is utilized throughout the organization. They are also responsible for processing all mandated statistical reports to the State of California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Criminal Records is currently upgrading their records management system to the latest geographical interfaced records system for full department access. This upgraded records management system will allow deputies in the field to access their mobile data computers in their vehicles to write reports and transmit the data directly to Criminal Records. Criminal Records archives records using the latest Laserfiche product to scan paper reports and files, saving them in digital format for prompt retrieval. Financial Services Division Business Office Special Services Systems & Technology Administrative Services Division Administrative Investigation Team (AIT) Civil Bureau Criminal Records Information Services Bureau Felony Fugitive Detail Public Safety Dispatch Community & Department Resources Division Community Services Bureau Court Services Bureau Human Resources Bureau Training Bureau Felony Fugitive Detail The Felony Fugitive Detail specializes in apprehension of fugitives, who have fled prosecution from Santa Barbara County. Approximately 100 fugitives are returned to justice each year due to the efforts of this section. Public Safety Dispatch The Public Safety Dispatch Center fulfills the communications needs of law enforcement, fire, and ambulance services for twelve local government agencies. The center is also Santa Barbara County’s largest public safety answering point for 9-1-1 calls. About 1,100 calls for service come into the dispatch center every day. Under the direction of a civilian Communications Manager, the Center functions with state of the art technology, operated by highly skilled personnel. Some of the technology in use at the Center include Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Emergency Medical Dispatching (EMD), Emergency Notification System (Reverse 911), and Mobile Data Computers (MDC). These systems are integrated into an “information management scheme” which is designed to help emergency responders make sound, informed decisions in a mission critical environment where literally every second counts. KEEPING THE PEACE SINCE 1850 34
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