ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Office of the Sheriff

Office of Professional Standards (OPS) Division

 

Recruits personnel, conducts applicant background investigations, investigates incidents involving Office staff, conducts random drug testing and acts as property and evidence custodian.

 

  • Internal Affairs Section

Responsible for investigating cases of an internal nature (such as citizens' complaints, allegations of misconduct and accidents).

  • Background Investigations Section

Responsible for conducting background investigations on all applicants prior to employment with the Office.

  • Property and Evidence Section

Responsible for maintaining and controlling all property and evidence seized by the Office.

 

Bond Administration Division

 

Responsible for the overall administration of bonds, collection of funds owed the Office, County, victims, recipients of child support, etc., and the sales of forfeited property. Also the Office liaison to bonding companies conducting business in Fulton County.

 

  • Accounting Section

Responsible for refunding cash bonds, collecting outstanding debts on delinquent taxes, collecting money for child support, collecting fines not paid in court, collecting restitutions for victims, collecting purges and administering Sheriff's sales.

  • Bonding Section

Responsible for monitoring and assisting the bonding companies of Fulton County, collecting outstanding FIFA's and judgments owed to the Sheriff for bond forfeitures.

  • Public Information Officer (PIO) Unit

Responsible for Office-media relations as well as releasing information about the Office to the news media.

 

 

Administrative Bureau

 

Planning and Research Division

 

Responsible for conducting research, developing and maintaining policies and procedures, ensuring policies are available to all staff, providing instruction on policies and procedures, developing short and long-range plans for the Office, managing CALEA and A.C.A. Accreditation and maintaining all Departmental forms.

 

  • Automated Information Systems (AIS) Section

Responsible for handling all computers, Data Processing and Information Technology for the Office.

  • Accreditation Inspections Management (AIM) Unit

Responsible for ensuring that the guidelines, policies, etc. are being followed on a daily basis by line personnel.

 

Special Operations Division

 

Consists of the Reserve and Auxiliary Sections, which assist the Office by volunteering services to specific organizations in the community and other agencies within Fulton County, as requested. Responsible for securing persons in the custody of the Office at Grady Memorial Hospital.

 

  • Reserve Section

P.O.S.T.-Peace Officer-certified volunteers who assist the Office by working shifts with the Warrant/Service and Court Services Divisions, volunteering their services to specific functions in the community and other agencies within Fulton County as necessary.

  • Auxiliary Section

P.O.S.T.-Jailor-certified volunteers who work at the Fulton County Jail and do charity work. They do not perform law enforcement duties.

  • Grady Detention Section

Responsible for securing persons in the custody of the Office while they await hospital services.

 

Training Section

 

Responsible for providing recruit, in-service, specialized training for the Office Staff.

 

 

Personnel Section

 

Liaison for the Fulton County Personnel Office. Responsible for maintaining Office personnel files, payroll and time sheets.

 

Budgeting & Purchasing Section

 

 

Responsible for ordering, purchasing and tracking all supplies and assets for the Office.

 

Administrative Support Section (Fleet and Warehouse)

 

Responsible for coordinating the maintenance of all Office vehicles, ensuring that all vehicles are operating properly, with up-to-date tags, vehicle inspections, recalls, repairs, etc. Also responsible for Jail warehouse procurement, storage and distribution.

 

Staff Accountant/Auditor Section

 

Responsible for managing and accounting of the Inmate Welfare Fund and other cash accounts.


Operations Bureau

 

Warrant/Service Division

 

Responsible for service of legal processes, locating fugitives from justice; coordinating NCIC/GCIC communications; conducting statistical analysis of legal process and warrant tracking; managing all enforcement-related special teams, assisting other agencies within Fulton County with law enforcement tasks as necessary and managing the community relations function of the Office.

 

  • Civil & Criminal Process Section

Responsible for the serving of Criminal Warrants and Civil papers.

  • Georgia Crime Information Center (G.C.I.C.) Section

This is a 24 hour-a-day operation, due to interactions with other agencies. Maintains warrant files, verifies warrants and superior court indictments, maintains sexual offender files for Fulton County, produces Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), keeps track of incident reports, tickets (traffic, criminal and parking), expungements, criminal histories, etc. (for the public and the Office).

  • Fugitive Section

Responsible for serving high-risk warrants and locating fugitives.

  • Community Relations Section

Responsible for interacting with the citizens of Fulton County and Atlanta through various programs such as: G.R.E.A.T (Gang Resistance Education and Training), S.T.A.R Program (Safety Training and Response), the Junior Deputy Program, Senior Citizens, Halloween parties, give-a-ways, etc.

  • Old National Precinct Section

An extension of Civil Process and Warrant Service, in a remote location focusing on the southern portion of Fulton County.

  • Protective Measures Unit

Responsible for the safety and escort of: high profile individuals, judicial officials, witnesses and others in need of protection.

  • Bomb Unit

Responsible for responding to calls on potentially explosive items, suspicious packages, etc.

  • Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit

Activated in the event of a life-threatening hostage/barricaded subject, civil disturbance, high-risk warrant situation, or activated to mutually aid other agencies.

  • Crisis Negotiations Unit

Responsible for attempting to peacefully resolve any hostage/barricaded subject incident through dialogue with the subject.

 

Court Services Division

 

Responsible for providing a secure environment for the various courts of the County and securing detainees while awaiting court in those facilities. Includes building security for the Justice Center Complex (JCC) as well as extraditions.

 

  • Transfer Section

Responsible for transporting inmates to court, to and from other facilities and compassionate visits. They also transport patients to hospitals and other physical and mental health facilities.

  • Juvenile Court Section

Responsible for transporting inmates, maintaining order in court, and providing security for Judges and staff.

  • Administrative Section

Responsible for performance evaluations for Court Division personnel, training, scheduling, timekeeping, post orders and record keeping.

  • Operations Section

Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the courts (Superior, State, Juvenile, and Probate) in the Justice Center Complex.

  • Building Security and Extradition Services Section

Responsible for maintaining the security of the Justice Center Complex, and providing extradition hearings for fugitives that have been incarcerated in Fulton County for a crime committed in another jurisdiction.

 

Jail Bureau

 

Jail Operations Division

 

Directly responsible for inmate housing, custody and ancillary needs.

 

  • Floor Operations Section (Inmate housing)

  • Satellite Housing Section

  • Medical Transfer Section

  • Mail Section

  • Reception Control Section

  • Central Control Section (Release, Bonding)

  • Property Section

  • Intake Section

 

Jail Administration Division

 

Provides support services for the Jail Bureau

 

  • Automated Fingerprinting Section

  • Classification Section

  • Inmate Identification Section

  • Security/ Task Force Section

  • Maintenance/Custodial Services Section

  • Commissary Section

  • Medical/Mental Health/Dental Section

  • Support Staff Section (Records, Book-in, Releases, etc.)

  • Grievance & Disciplinary Section

  • Electronic Monitoring Section

  • Contract Monitoring Section

  • Laundry Section

  • Sanitation/Environmental Control Section

  • Food Service Section

  • Jail Library Section

 

 

Jail Programs Division

 

Provides support services for Jail operations, and provides services, programs and activities for inmates

 

  • Shakedown Task Force Section

  • Chaplaincy Section

  • Educational Section (G.E.D., Conflict Resolution, etc.)

  • Substance Abuse Section

  • Jail Grants Section

  • Jail Cadet Training Section

  • Off-Premises Inmate Boarding Section

  • Recreation Section

 

  • Court Liaison

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