2011 Polk County Sheriff's Office Annual Report.pdf

Volunteer Services
The largest component of the Volunteer Services
Section is the Citizen’s Assisted Patrol program (CAP).
It is organized in 53 communities and 2 trails across
Polk County. Not only are they in the unincorporated
areas of the county but also in the cities of Lakeland and
Haines City. This highly successful program assists the
Sheriff’s Office in deterring crime by providing high
visibility patrol and reporting suspicious activities to
the Emergency Communications Center and district
supervisors. Other areas where volunteers are utilized
are: Animal Control, Detention, Human Resources,
Records, Seniors vs Crime, and Special Operations.
The PCSO CAP program received the 2011
Public Service Award from the Quality Senior Living
Awards in August 23, 2011. The award was presented
by the Florida Council on Aging.
Volunteer Chaplaincy Program
The Volunteer Chaplaincy Program consists of
21 volunteer chaplains from various denominations.
Their duties involve counseling with the members of
the public and their families who are victims of crime
and other traumatic occurrences, such as fatal crashes.
They also counsel and provide support for members of
the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and their families.
In 2011, lead PCSO detention counselor
Chaplain Daniel “Heath” Woolman, happened to
drive by a crash site just after it occurred. Chaplain
Woolman and his wife, along with other bystanders,
stopped their cars and got out to assist, pulling nearly
everyone involved from the wrecked vehicles before
both vehicles were engulfed in flames.
Office of
the Sheriff
2011 Volunteer Services
• 208 PCSO volunteers
• 2,751 CAP Volunteers
• 107,562 PCSO and CAP
volunteer hours
Volunteer Chaplaincy
Program
190 ride-alongs
450 counseling sessions
179 hospital & home visits
50 trauma/death
notifications
2,112 volunteer hours
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