Will County Sheriff's Office
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Will County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | WCSO |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Will County, Illinois, Illinois, United States |
Legal jurisdiction | Will County, Illinois |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Joliet, Illinois |
Sworn members | 650 employees at full strength |
Sheriff responsible |
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Website | |
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The Will County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency that serves Will County, Illinois. It is the second largest sheriff's department in Illinois, with approximately 650 sworn and civilian employees when at full operational strength.[citation needed] It is headed by the Sheriff of Will County, currently Mike Kelley.[1]
![Will County Sheriff](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Wcso_squad.jpg/300px-Wcso_squad.jpg)
A Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor of the Will County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office divisions
The Will County Sheriff's Office is divided into three divisions, administration, law enforcement, and detention (corrections).
- The Administration Division is composed of the Sheriff, Court Services Bureau, and Support Services Bureau.[2] Court Services is responsible for the processing of courthouse, civil business, and processes such as serving subpoenas and warrants, real estate foreclosures, evictions, and property sales. Special Services includes issues such as budgets and planning.[3]
- The Detention Division is responsible for housing inmates both awaiting trial and those who have been sentenced to serve at the Will County Adult Detention Facility. The ADF was expanded in 2009 and can now hold over 1000 inmates.[4] The ADF is one of only 3% of the 3400 jails in the United States to have earned accreditation from the American Correctional Association. The Detention Division when fully staffed has 234 correctional officers and supervisors.[citation needed]
- The Enforcement Division, divided into the Patrol and Special Operations Bureau, is by far the most visible and is charged with patrolling unincorporated areas of Will County as well as assisting suburban police departments with police operations including, but not limited to, criminal investigation, evidence services, traffic accident reconstruction, narcotics investigation, and hostage/barricade incidents. The Patrol Bureau has 190 sworn personnel. Within Will County's 682,829 (2013) total population approximately 115,000 people live in unincorporated areas. There are several census-designated unincorporated populated areas the Sheriff's department is responsible for:[citation needed]
- Crystal Lawns, population 1,872
- Fairmont, population 2,459
- Frankfort Square, population 9,276
- Ingalls Park, population 3,314
- Lakewood Shores, population 1,347
- Preston Heights, population 2,575
- Willowbrook, population 2,076
- And while Lakewood Falls and Carillon subdivisions are not considered a CDP their combined population is 8,421. Both subdivisions are located on Weber Rd south of I-55.
- In addition to the unincorporated areas the Sheriff's department is contracted by Godley & Diamond to patrol their portion of Will County. The Sheriff's department is also contracted to patrol Homer Glen providing 21 deputies and supervisors.[citation needed]
- Patrol is divided into 6 areas covering the following townships and village of Homer Glen:[5]
- North (Channahon, DuPage, Joliet, Lockport, Plainfield, Troy, and Wheatland)
- South (Channahon, Custer, Florence, Jackson, Manhattan, Reed, Wesley, Wilmington, and Wilton)
- Central (DuPage, Homer, Jackson, Joliet, Lockport, Manhattan, and New Lenox)
- Homer Glen (Homer Glen)
- Lincolnway (Frankfort, Homer, Manhattan, Mokena, and New Lenox)
- East (Crete, Green Garden, Monee, Peotone, Washington, Will)
- Patrol is divided into 6 areas covering the following townships and village of Homer Glen:[5]
Rank structure and insignia
Title | Insignia | Notes |
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Sheriff | The Sheriff is elected to a 4 year term by the citizens of Will County.[citation needed] | |
Undersheriff | The Undersheriff is selected by the Sheriff and is the 2nd in command.[citation needed] | |
Chief Deputy | There is currently only 1 chief deputy and he is in charge of the ADF.[citation needed] | |
Deputy Chief | There are currently 6 deputy chiefs in charge of the 6 bureaus within the Sheriff's Department.[citation needed] | |
Lieutenant/ Correctional Lieutenant/ Director | Lieutenants are promoted from a list of sergeants who have tested for lieutenant. Within the department lieutenants serve as shift commanders and section supervisors. Directors are selected by the Sheriff and are largely a political position. There are currently no directors within the department.[citation needed] | |
Sergeant/ Correctional Sergeant | Sergeants are promoted from a list of deputies/ correctional officer who have been with the department for 4 years and have tested for sergeant. Within the department sergeants are either assigned to a patrol area or a specialized unit to supervise deputies/ correctional officers.[citation needed] | |
Deputy Sheriff/ Correctional Officer | No Insignia | Deputies and correctional officers are hired from separate tested lists. Correctional officers wanting to "patch over" and become a deputy must test for the position just like civilians.[citation needed] |
Equipment
- Deputies and correctional officers are provided all of their uniforms and equipment. Deputies are issued the Glock 22, Remington Model 870, and an X2 Taser. Some deputies are also issued an AR-15. Deputies are provided with a take home squad car equipped with a panasonic toughbook. The uniform consists of dark brown pants and a tan shirt.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Will County Sheriff's Office". Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Administration". Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Civil Process Division". Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Adult Detention Facility". Will County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Patrol". Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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