Based on the 1993 Law Enforcement and Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, this BJS Bulletin presents data collected from a representative sample of the nearly 3,100 sheriffs' departments operating nationwide. Tables describe the number and size of agencies, job classification of personnel, race and sex of sworn personnel, agency functions, 911 system, lockup facilities, operating expenditures, starting salaries, special pay, education and training requirements, sidearms, nonlethal weapons, body armor policies, vehicle use policies, computers, special units, written policy directives, and complaint review processes.
Sheriffs' Departments, 1993
NCJ Number
148823
Date Published
June 1996
Publication Series
Annotation
Based on the 1993 Law Enforcement and Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, this Bulletin presents data collected from a representative sample of the nearly 3,100 sheriffs' departments operating nationwide.
Abstract
Date Published: June 1, 1996