2011 Polk County Sheriff's Office Annual Report.pdf

Division Office oftitle
here the Sheriff
Office of
Communications
The Office of Communications is comprised of the Public Information Office, the Crime Prevention
Unit, the Volunteer Services Unit (including Citizens’ Assisted Patrol), the Volunteer Chaplain’s Program,
and the Multimedia Education and Training Unit.
The Public Information Office is responsible for disseminating information to the community, as well
as members of the Sheriff ’s Office, through audio, visual, print, and Internet communications. The Public
Information Office serves as the liaison to local and national news media (print, radio, and broadcast). The
Public Information Office aids in crime prevention and community awareness by writing and distributing
news releases, Crime Stoppers Bulletins, The Cyber Star monthly PCSO external e-newsletter, and The
Shining Star monthly internal e-newsletter.
Public Information Office
Multimedia Education and Training Unit
In 2011, the Multimedia Education and
Training Unit provided audio and visual assistance
to the Law Enforcement Memorial dedication,
Director Bea Reid’s funeral, Officer Crispin’s funeral
and completed filming projects for Peace River, the
American Red Cross, and Citizen’s CPR as well as
many more internal projects.
• 120 hours assisting other agencies
• 98 external video segments
• 881 internal video segments
• 214
• 426
• 207
• 28
• 5,336
crime stoppers releases
news releases
news stories
coordinated
news conferences
coordinated
contacts with the
media
• 87,976 newsletters
distributed
• 105 video production requests
Citizen CPR Public Service
Announcement video shoot
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