2008 Annual Report.pdf - Polk County

Office ofLegal Affairs“The [Polk County Sheriff’s Office] has been a very progressiveorganization and is accredited by seven agencies…These accreditationsrequire rigorous review of operations and assure compliance withnumerous professional standards and best practices. To have thisnumber of accreditations is unique, in our experience.”–Management Partners, IncACCREDITATIONThe Polk County Sheriff ’s Office is a proven,professional leader and has maintained seven nationaland international accreditations.Office of ProfessionalCompliancepieces of evidence in thecustody of the Propertyand Evidence Unit as ofDecember 2008:216,226Commission on Accreditation forLaw Enforcement Agencies, IncCommission for Florida LawEnforcement Accreditation, Inc.Florida CorrectionsAccreditation Commission, Inc.National Commission onCorrectional Health CarePublic Safety CommunicationsAccreditation ProgramNational Institute ofGovernmental Purchasing, Inc.Public Safety TrainingAcademy Accreditation ProgramOffice of Legal AffairsThe Office of Legal Affairs works directlywith local, state, and federal agencies, includingJudges and other attorney’s offices. It alsoworks in conjunction with members within theDepartment of Law Enforcement, Departmentof Detention, and Office of Business Affairs.The Office of Legal Affairs consists oftwo attorneys: Cassandra L. Denmark, Director,and David S. Bergdoll, Staff Attorney; andsupport staff, consisting of Marilyn Craig, LegalAssistant; Becky Touchton, Legal Secretary; andErica Joiner, part-time file clerk.Due to the efforts of the Office of LegalAffairs $142,981.83 was recovered in forfeiturecases.Office of Legal Affairs...reviewed 511 contractsfiled 31 animal cruelty casesclosed 30 animal cruelty casescollected $27,406.69 on closed animal crueltycasessuccessfully closed 108 new PCSO forfeiturecases and 11 other agency casesrecovered $142,981.83 in forfeiture cases2008 ANNUAL REPORT | 17