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Guilford County Citizen’s Academy

Welcome

HISTORY LESSON

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF

The Office of the Sheriff is the oldest office in Law Enforcement

The title “Sheriff” was mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. (book of Daniel)

The word “Sheriff” derived from an old English word “Shire” (county) & “Reeve” (keeper)

The Sheriff was a tax collector

United States

The position of Sheriff in the United States traces back to England.

The Sheriff’s basic power and responsibility are essentially the same as exercised under English

Common Law

North Carolina

The North Carolina State Constitution provided

for an Office of Sheriff in each county in the state. (6 original jurisdictions)

The State originally constituted and established

3 positions of Public Offices of Law: Coroner

Township Constable Sheriff

Guilford COunty

Sheriff’s Office was established in 1771

44 Sheriff’s elected between 1771-2012

Total Employees of the Sheriff’s Office 656

SWORN OFFICERS 256

DETENTION OFFICERS 348

CIVILIAN STAFF 52

ADMINISTRATION

CAPTAININTERNAL AFFAIRS

SGT/ATTORNEY

DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEYCOUNTY ATTY. POS. #

OFFICE AND SR OFFICE SPECIALISTS(10)

AGENCY HR SPECIALIST

LEG PROCESS SUPPORT SUPV(2)

ACCT TECH III

AGENCY BUS MGR GRANTS/CONTRACT MGR

DSO TDY FLEET

FLEET OPERATIONS MGR OFFICE MANAGERS(6)

AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

BJ BARNESSHERIFF

CRIME ANALYST COMMUNITY SERVICE LIASION

VIPS EXPLORERS

COMMUNITY RESOURCE UNITSERGEANT

PERSONNEL/TRAINING

TECHNICAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATIVE/SPECIAL PROJECTS CAPTAIN

RECORDS, STAFF DUTY, SEX OFFENDERSLEGAL PROCESS

GREENSBORODETENTION

HIGH POINTDETENTION

SPECIAL PROJECTS CAPTAIN TRANSPORTATION

BAILIFFS PRISON FARM

COURT SERVICES BUREAU4514

SPECIAL OPERATIONS

GUN UNITELECTRONIC MONITORING

SRO

DISTRICT I, II, III

OPERATIONS BUREAU 4232

CHIEF DEPUTY

Sheriff Barnes has over 40 years of law enforcement experience

18 years as the Sheriff of Guilford County

Began his work in law enforcement with the same Office of which he is now Sheriff.

He worked in:

Patrol

Helped develop and implement the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Vice Division.

Guilford County Sheriff’s Office has experienced a 55% reduction in crime under Sheriff Barnes.

Sheriff BJ Barnes

Court Services Bureau

Operations Bureau

Personnel & Training Division

Colonel T.R. Powers Chief Deputy

Detention Services Transportation Bailiff’s Division

Special Projects

Major C.J. Williamson

Court Services Bureau

Field Operations

Special Operations

School Resource Officer

Major J.S. Jacobs Operations Bureau

Became the Deputy Guilford County Attorney and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Legal Advisor in 2006.

Previous partner in Moss Mason & Hill, Attorneys at Law, specializing in public sector and law enforcement litigation.

Practiced law in North Carolina since passing the North Carolina Bar Examination in 1990.

Appeared in North Carolina’s District Court, Superior Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court .

Appeared in the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Completed the Police Legal Advisor Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

Received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Guilford College with high honors in 1987.

Received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1990.

Matthew L. Mason Sheriff’s Legal Advisor

Division Responsibilities:

Sheriff’s Administration

Budget

Purchasing

Fleet Operations

Grants and Contracts

Employee Personnel Information

Workman’s Comp

Office Support Staff department wide

The Administrative offices are recognized as the information center for citizens to contact when seeking information or have questions regarding services.

Debbie Lemonds Administrative Director

The Personnel Section is responsible for the staffing of the Sheriff’s Office.

The Training Section is responsible for the training of 561 employees.

This section ensures that our agency and employees are within guidelines that North Carolina Sheriff’s Education and Training Standards has set forth.

This division also consist of the Community Resource Unit and public relations.

Media / Video Productions

Community events and seminars

Volunteers in Police Service

Sheriff’s Citizen Academy

Explorer Post 592

Captain R.B. Shepherd

Personnel & Training

Professional Standards Section is dedicated to maintain public confidence

All complaints are investigated thoroughly and impartially

Professional Standards Officer is appointed and operates as the investigative arm of the Sheriff.

Professional Standards directly investigate the following: Use of Force resulting in serious injury to

the officer or citizen Alleged violations of criminal laws or

alleged immoral conduct by a member Administrative investigations are

conducted into certain incidents due to the magnitude and/or sensitivity of the incident even though a citizen complaint has not been received

Captain S.C. Collins Professional Standards

Professional Standards Section is dedicated to maintain public confidence

All complaints are investigated thoroughly and impartially

Professional Standards Officer is appointed and operates as the investigative arm of the Sheriff.

Professional Standards directly investigate the following: Use of Force resulting in serious injury to

the officer or citizen Alleged violations of criminal laws or

alleged immoral conduct by a member Administrative investigations are

conducted into certain incidents due to the magnitude and/or sensitivity of the incident even though a citizen complaint has not been received

Lieutenant M. H. Carrier Professional Standards

DETENTION / COURT SERVICE

COMMANDERS

The Special Projects Division consists of numerous, fluctuating projects for the department.

new construction renovation of existing facilities retrofits implementation of new programs,

research and development, planning, statistical projections, etc.

At the present time this division is focusing

on policy development for the new facility.

Captain Chavis Reid Special Projects Division

Greensboro Jail Central

Constructed and occupied in 2012.

The facility is Pod style construction and direct supervision is required to manage the inmate population.

Rated capacity for Greensboro Jail Central Facility is 1032 beds.

Offers classes in:

Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous Life skills enrichment programs Health related programs Religious services are offered to all

inmates through the Chaplain Services

Captain Kenneth Watkins Greensboro Jail Central Detention Facility

High Point Detention Facility Opened in January of 1990.

It is North Carolina's first "New Generation" direct supervision facility.

The High Point facility has bed space to accommodate 274 inmates.

The high rise building measures 122,900 square feet.

Offers classes in: Adult Basic Education Computer Literacy Toastmasters Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous Life Skills enrichment programs Religious services are offered to all inmates

through the Chaplain Services

Captain J.L. Rollins High Point Detention Facility

Bailiff Sections in Greensboro & High Point:

Provide courtroom security to its occupants. Search for contraband or other items that may

pose as a danger. Declare entry for the sitting judge . Announce and enforce court rules. Keep order during trial. Ensure people do not communicate with

jurors. If a jury is sequestered in a hotel, the bailiff is

responsible for security. Escort prisoners to and from court, and

handle evidence.

Transportation Division transports: Behavioral health patients Prisoners to correction facilities County jails Judicial hearings on their scheduled court dates.

Captain G. P. McDaniel Court Services

First opened in 1935.

Capacity of 134 inmates and consists of 806 acres of land located in Eastern Guilford County.

The original dormitory building was built by the inmates.

The average time served by inmates is thirty days to six months.

The Prison Farm was placed under Sheriff Barnes direction on March 3, 1997.

Sheriff BJ Barnes wanted to provide much needed programs for the sentenced inmates in Guilford County.

Work programs and classes were chosen that would teach skills to the inmates that would enable them to find jobs upon their release from the Prison Farm and that would provide much needed services to the county.

The Guilford County Prison Farm remains the only county operated Prison Farm in the state of North Carolina today.

Lieutenant Bill Ledford

Prison Farm

ASSISTANT COMMANDERS

1st Lt. Johnnie Maynard

High Point 1st Lt. Durwood Best Greensboro

Lt. Robert Hamilton Court Services

FIELD OPERATION COMMANDERS

COUNTY MAP

Office Location:

(Temporary Location: 7911 Summerfield Road, Summerfield, NC)

Service:

Incorporated Towns:

Oak Ridge

Summerfield

Stokesdale

Unincorporated Areas:

Colfax

Brown Summit

Neighborhoods outside the city limits of Greensboro.

Captain P. D. Byrd District ONE

Office Location: 6307-B Burlington Rd, Stoney Creek, NC.

Service:

Incorporated Towns: Whitsett

Sedalia

Unincorporated Areas: Stoney Creek

Julian

Kimesville

Climax

Osceola

Monticello

McLeansville

Neighborhoods outside the city limits of Burlington, Gibsonville and Greensboro.

Captain H.D. Burroughs District TWO

Office Location:

GTCC Campus in Medlin Center 601 High Point Rd, Jamestown, NC.

Service:

Incorporated Towns: Jamestown

Pleasant Garden

Unincorporated Areas:

Climax

Neighborhoods outside the city limits of Archdale, High Point and Greensboro.

Captain R. C. Gordon District THREE

Major Crimes Gang Intelligence Vice/Narcotics Human Trafficking Unit Crime Repression Team Crime Scene Unit AFIS Evidence Computer Forensics Internet Crimes Traffic Enforcement Highway Interdiction K-9 units Mobile Command Unit Special Operations Division provides support

personnel to the DEA Drug Task Force and the FBI Violent Gang Task Force.

Captain A. W. Caliendo Special Operations

Consists of :

Warrant Squad

Civil Process Section

Family Services

Sex Offenders Section

Staff Duty

Records Section

Responsible for maintaining domestic violence orders.

Issuance of handgun purchase permits, concealed carry permits.

Maintains the county’s sex offender registry.

Captain K.L. Whitesell Legal Process

The School Resource Officer Program started in Guilford County in 1994 in an effort to provide a safe atmosphere conducive for learning in schools.

The program also focuses on safety for students, staff, and visitors on campus.

The School Resource Officer works with the respective administrations, faculties, staffs, students, and parents to establish a liaison with school personnel with a goal to prevent juveniles from becoming delinquents.

Help to maintain a safe and secure environment on campus that will be conducive to learning and help prevent criminal activities and disturbances.

Promote positive attitudes regarding the role of law enforcement in society and to inform students of their rights and responsibilities as citizens in a lawful society.

Captain R. A. Elliott School Resource/ Gun Unit

ASSISTANT COMMANDERS

Lt. David Pruitt District 3

Lt. Daryl Loftis District 2

Lt. Cameron Piner District 1

Lt. Ron Lemonds Special Operations

Lt. John Henderson Legal Process

Lt. George Moore Personnel and Training

ANY QUESTIONS?

Guilford County Citizen’s Academy

Court Services

Wheaton Casey Program Manager

October 7, 2013

To assist in the management of the pretrial inmate population in an attempt to stabilize the growing jail population.

To insure public safety by offering factual information to the Courts and facilitating communication between the jail and the court system.

MISSION STATEMENT

• 1988: Jail Advisory Group (JAG) was established by Board of County Commissioners to address jail overcrowding

• 1991: #1 recommendation of JAG was the establishment of a pretrial release program

• July 1991: Pretrial Services opened with 4 staff serving Greensboro. Guilford County funded the program but the State managed the program by way of a contractual agreement

• 1994: Expanded services to High Point with the addition of 3 new staff

• 2007: Six new staff added to provide more case management

• 2011: Contractual agreement with State ends. Program became Court Services and is managed by the County

History

• 1ST Appearance Screenings

• Case Management

• Research custody and case status for Daily District Court Report and other periodic reports

• Provide various coordination activities between the courts and the jail

SERVICES

• Screen inmates scheduled for 1st appearance to obtain contact information and assist in completing court documents

• Call contacts and use other resources to verify information provided by inmates

• Run state-wide criminal histories for inmates

• Present verified, factual information to the Court

• Recommendations for bonds are not provided by Court Services

1ST APPEARANCE SCREENING

• Reside in the Guilford County area

• Have a verifiable address and means of contact

• In custody for a criminal offense

• Have the ability to comply with program requirements

• Not supervised by probation/parole, or another court agency

• Not a validated gang member

ELIGIBLITY FOR MONITORING

• Require defendants to report to the case manager on regular

basis

• Ensure defendants appear on scheduled court dates and

comply with other conditions of monitoring

• Provide monitoring and referral to services as needed

• Conduct outreach activities if there are compliance issues

• Report defendants back to court when they fail to comply with

requirements

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Provide research and factual information to the District Court to promote expediting cases for jailed defendants

• Reduce the number of orders for arrest issued for the jailed defendants failure to appear in court

• Assist Court in coordinating the scheduling of cases and reduce safety risks for bailiffs

• Alert the Court, district attorney, and attorneys to problems with particular cases or inmates

DAILY DISTRICT COURT REPORT

• Research case and custody status of inmates in custody 6+ months and provide results to Judges, Jail, District Attorney and Public Defender

• Conduct additional research, when requested, to identify inmates whose aging cases may be resolved or set for trial on a Superior Court Jail Review Docket

• Facilitate the coordination between the Courts and the Jail to move inmates to court, move cases up for disposition, and find ways to address issues when inmates have significant physical or mental health problems

RESEARCH AND COORDINATION

STATISTICS

Fiscal Year 2012-2013

• 1st Appearances: 7912 screenings 1,259 additional files prepared

• New Clients: 215

• Inmates/Court Report: 11,291

Defendants monitored by Court Services in FY 2012-2013 were out of custody 43,590 days for which the Detention Facilities did not incur costs for housing. Total savings - $2,615,400.

GUILFORD COUNTY THERAPEUTIC COURT PROGRAMS

Therapeutic Court Programs

Adult Drug Treatment Courts



Mental Health Treatment Courts



Mental Health Treatment Courts

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court


DEFINITION:

Court programs designed to address the specific mental health and substance abuse issues of defendants to reduce their involvement in criminal activities.


TARGET POPULATION:

Drug Court: chemically dependent individuals charged with non-violent felony offenses or who are facing active prison sentences on misdemeanor charges.


TARGET POPULATION:

Mental Health Court: individuals with diagnosed mental health conditions who have non-violent criminal charges.


TARGET POPULATION:

Juvenile Drug Court: juveniles with charges in the juvenile court system who have presented with substance abuse or dependency issues.


GOAL:

To provide a more effective and cost efficient response to the repeat criminal behavior that is driven by these substance abuse and mental health concerns.


FRAMEWORK:

To leverage the resources already available in the court system and in the community for treatment.


MODEL:

Sentenced OR Voluntary Admission


MODEL:

Sentenced OR Voluntary Admission Stayed Punishment while in Program


MODEL:

Sentenced OR Voluntary Admission Stayed Punishment while in Program Court session every TWO weeks


MODEL:

Performance is reviewed by team – probation officer, case manager, treatment representative, district attorney, public defender and judge.


MODEL:

Performance is reviewed by team – probation officer, case manager, treatment representative, district attorney, public defender and judge.

Incremental Rewards and Sanctions


PROGRAM:

Supervision: curfew, office appointments Drug Testing each week Required treatment and AA/NA attendance


COMPLETION:

If Successful: GRADUATION! with diploma and CAKE


COMPLETION:

If unsuccessful: termination sentenced as originally entered or

provided in plea

THERAPEUTIC COURT PROGRAMS

TIME FRAME:

Drug Court – minimum of one year

Mental Health Court – minimum of 6 months

Juvenile Drug Court – 4 months to 12 months


COSTS AND BENEFITS:


COSTS AND BENEFITS:

All 6 programs cost approximately $408,000 (includes 7 employees)


COSTS AND BENEFITS:

All 6 programs cost approximately $390,000 (includes 7 employees)

Adult Courts have worked with 191 individuals in last budget year

Cost of $2,042 per participant**


COSTS AND BENEFITS:

Incarceration in Dept of Corrections ◦ = $27,747 per year ◦ = $13,873.50 per six months


SUCCESS RATE?


SUCCESS RATE:

Drug Court Program – 82% have no arrests while in program

92% had reduced criminal behavior

for the 6 months after the program compared to their 6 months before the program


• Mental Health Courts – 90% have reduced criminal behavior

• 96% were linked to appropriate mental health services in the community

• 100% of the graduates were compliant with medication and in stable housing at the time of their graduation


Bottom line: THERAPEUTIC COURT PROGRAMS WORK

And they save us money

Budget Case Study

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