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Empowering Camden County Sheriff's Office: Enhancing Safety & Service Provision

Gain insight into the services provided by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, including statistics, safety tips, and the Sheriff Title IV-D Cooperative Agreement Program. Explore the arrest process, worker safety, and probation negotiation practices. Learn about the dedicated staff, stakeholders involved, databases used, and program statistics and performance. Discover how the office ensures safety while in custody and handles uncooperative individuals. Stay informed with probation office safety tips and general worker recommendations.

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Empowering Camden County Sheriff's Office: Enhancing Safety & Service Provision

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  1. OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF CAMDEN COUNTY…MAKING IT BETTER TOGETHER 48th Annual ERICSA Training Conference & Exposition May 22-26, 2011 Sergeant Christopher Eife

  2. OBJECTIVE Overview of Camden County Sheriff’s Office Camden County Statistics Sheriff Title IV-D Cooperative Agreement Arrest Process & Worker Safety General Office Safety Tips Camden Warrant Statistics & Performance

  3. Camden County Sheriff’s Office Our scope of services include: • Authority to Arrest • Courtroom Security • Warrant Unit • Civil Processing—summons/complaints, evictions, levies, jury warrants, etc. • Transportation Unit—jail transportation • Special Services—bomb squad, canine, negotiators Staff: 191

  4. CAMDEN COUNTY STATISTICS • County • Population: 517,000 (Census 09) • Unemployment Rate: 10.6% (USDA 2010) • Camden City (simplyhired.com 2010)) • Population: 73,300 • Unemployment Rate: 16.3% • Ave. Salary: $22,250 • Median Household Income: $18k • Camden County Jail Population (ave): 1,300

  5. SHERIFF TITLE IV-D COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW

  6. SHERIFF TITLE IV-D COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT Purpose To establish a set of performance standards and reimbursement procedures for arrest services in IV-D cases where a child support bench warrant was issued by the court for failure to appear before the court and failure to comply with the child support order. # Staff Dedicated to This Program 7 FTE

  7. PROGRAM STAKEHOLERS • Camden County Sheriff Office • Camden County Jail • Camden County Probation • Camden County Courts • Custodial/Non-Custodial Parents

  8. DATABASES & TOOLS USED • Utilize NJKiDS (Title IV-D cs system) for following purposes: • Receive electronic warrants • Validate demographic information & review warrant status • Execute Warrants on NJKiDS • Sheriff Quarterly Report • Utilize NJWPS (state law enforcement database) • Enter warrants and clear warrants • Utilize Accurint web-services • Locate purposes • CJIS (criminal justice information system) • Wage, labor, unemployment disability

  9. ARREST PROCESS Our program has two options, as a result of arrest: • Placed in jail • Post-Arrest Negotiated Settlement With Probation

  10. WHAT FACTORS DO YOU CONSIDER FOR POST ARREST PROBATION NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT? In general: • Ability to pay child support and arrears • No pending criminal warrants • Cooperation • No immediate danger or threat to self or others

  11. How do you ensure worker safety while in custody at Probation? • Assessment begins at arrest…If you have to cuff, we don’t want the stuff • Inform arrestee of procedure • Willingness to comply • Communicate with probation • Stay with arrestee through probation interview

  12. WHAT HAPPENS IF PERSON BECOMES UNCOOPERATIVE AT PROBATION OFFICE? • Ask the probation worker to leave the immediate area and inform supervisor • Attempt to de-escalate arrestee using non-threatening communication skills • Attempt to come to common ground for safety of all to complete interview • If not successful, physically remove subject and transport to the county jail

  13. General Probation Office Safety Tips…What if We Don’t Have Law Enforcement Present and Client is a ‘Walk In’ At a minimum, all offices should: • Conduct and environment assessment—location of office is important • Worker placement in an interview office is important—sit by the door, always provide an out • Have standard procedures for client assessment: ie, if client appears uncooperative don’t keep going • Have an emergency plan for 911 • Staff training on cultural sensitivity, effective communication, and standard procedures are a must

  14. General Worker Tips • Be conscious of your surroundings—always • Communicate with your co-workers—let someone know you are with a client • Know your own limitations • Don’t be afraid to stop an interview and ask for help • Attend ongoing trainings—learning is continuous

  15. CAMDEN COUNTY SHERIFF PROGRAM STATISTICS & PERFORMANCE • In FFY10, Camden County Court issued 3,827 child support warrants • In FFY10, Camden County Sheriff executed 2,665 child support warrants • On ave., there are between 950 to 1100 child support warrants active in Camden County • In FFY10, Camden County Sheriff collected $1.08 million

  16. OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF CAMDEN COUNTY Sgt. Christopher Eife Special Investigations Unit 856-225-5283 office ceife@camdencounty.com

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