Cj-44so Lemas - Sheriff’s Offices

ATTACHMENT B
Form CJ-44SO

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2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE
STATISTICS (LEMAS) SURVEY
SHERIFF’S OFFICES

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Section I: Personnel
1.

Enter the number of full-time and part-time paid agency employees for the pay periods specified below.
Count employees who are regularly scheduled to work less than 35 hours per week as part-time. If none, enter '0'.
Full-time

Pay period that included December 31, 2024:

Part-time

a. Sworn deputies with general arrest powers (e.g., road
deputies)
b. Deputies with limited or no arrest powers (e.g.,
jail/correctional deputies)
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel
d. Total paid employees (sum of rows e-g)

2.

Enter the number of full-time sworn deputy vacancies for the pay periods specified below.

a. Pay period that included
December 31, 2024:

Full-time sworn
deputy vacancies

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Unless otherwise noted, please answer all remaining questions using December 31, 2024, as a reference.
3.

Enter the number of full-time personnel according to their primary job responsibility for the pay period
that included December 31, 2024. Count each full-time staff person ONLY once. If a person performed more
than one function, enter that person’s count in the job category in which s/he spent most of her/his time. If none,
enter ‘0’.
Sworn deputies Deputies with
Non-sworn/
with general
limited or no
civilian
arrest powers arrest powers
personnel
a. Administration – Sheriff, assistants and other
personnel who work in an administrative capacity.
Include finance, human resources, and internal affairs.
b. Total operations – Road deputies, detectives, inspectors,
supervisors, and other personnel providing direct law
enforcement services. Include traffic, patrol,
investigations, and special operations.
1. Deputies – Road deputies, traffic, patrol, SROs, etc.
2. Detectives/investigators
3. All other operations personnel – Inspectors,
supervisors, special operations, and other personnel
providing direct law enforcement services.
c. Jail-related duties – Correctional deputies, guards, and
other support personnel who primarily work in a jail
system.
d. Court related duties – Bailiffs, security guards, etc.
e. Civil process duties – Process servers, real estate
administrators, etc.
f. Total support – Dispatchers, records clerks, crime
analysts, crime lab technicians, and other personnel
providing support services other than administrative.
Include communications, crime lab, fleet management,
and training.
1. Dispatchers
2. Crime analysts/intelligence analysts
3. Crime scene technicians
4. All other support personnel - Records clerks and
other personnel providing support services other than
administrative. Include communications, crime lab,
fleet management, and training.
g. Other (e.g., crossing guards, parking enforcement,
information technology (IT), etc.)

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4.

Enter the number of full-time sworn deputies by race, Hispanic origin and sex for the pay period that
included December 31, 2024. If none, enter ‘0’.
Male

Female

a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows a-h)

5.

Enter the sex and race and/or ethnicity of the chief executive (i.e., Chief of Police, Commissioner) for the
pay period that included December 31, 2024.
a. Sex
Male
Female
b. Race and/or ethnicity (select all that apply)
White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

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6. Enter the number of full-time sworn deputies by race, Hispanic origin and sex who held the following
supervisory positions for the pay period that included December 31, 2024. If a position did not exist in your
agency, select ‘N/A’. If none, enter ‘0’.
Intermediate
supervisor
(below sheriff and
Sergeant or
above sergeant or firstequivalent
line supervisor)
first-line supervisor
N/A
a. White, non-Hispanic
b. Black or African American, non-Hispanic
c. Hispanic or Latino
d. American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
e. Asian, non-Hispanic
f. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
g. Two or more races
h. Not known
i. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows a-h)
j. Male
k. Female
l. Total full-time sworn deputies (sum of rows j and k)

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N/A

7.

Enter the number of full-time agency personnel who were bi- or multilingual as of December 31, 2024.
Full-time employees are those regularly scheduled for 35 or more hours per week. If none, enter ‘0’.
Bilingual or Multilingual
Full-Time Personnel
a. Sworn with general arrest powers (e.g., road deputies)
b. Deputies with limited or no arrest powers (e.g., jail/correctional deputies)
c. Non-sworn/civilian personnel

8a. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn deputies with general
arrest powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Bias/hate crime
b. Child abuse/endangerment
c. Cybercrime
d. Domestic violence
e. Firearms
f. Gangs
g. Human trafficking
h. Impaired drivers (DUI/DWI)
i. Juvenile crimes
j. Methamphetamine labs
k. Missing children
l. Parking enforcement
m. School safety
n. Sexual assault
o. Terrorism/homeland security
p. Traffic enforcement

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8b. As of December 31, 2024, how did your agency address the following problems/tasks? Mark the most
appropriate choice for each problem/task listed below. Consider FULL-TIME sworn deputies with general
arrest powers and FULL-TIME non-sworn/civilian personnel. Mark ONLY ONE choice per row.
Agency DID NOT HAVE a specialized unit
with full-time personnel
(1)
Agency had a
(3)
specialized
Agency
unit with
(2)
addressed this
(5)
personnel
Agency had problem/task,
(4)
Agency’s
assigned full- designated
but did not Agency did not jurisdiction
time to
personnel to
have
formally
did not have
address this address this
designated
address this this problem
Type of problem/task
problem/task problem/task
personnel
problem/task
(N/A)
a. Agency standards/accreditation
b. Bomb/explosive disposal
c. Community policing
d. Crime analysis
e. Crime scene investigation
f. Homelessness
g. Internal affairs
h. Mental health/crisis intervention
i. Opioids
j. Public relations
k. Research and planning
l. Special operations (e.g., SWAT)
m. Victim assistance

Section II: Budget
9a. Enter your agency's total operating budget for the fiscal years specified below. If the budget is not
available, provide an estimate and check the box below. Include jail administration costs. DO NOT include
building construction costs or major equipment purchases.

Fiscal year that included
December 31, 2024:

Please mark if this
figure is an estimate

Operating Budget

$

,

,

,

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.00

9b. Does your agency operate a jail?
Yes
No  If no, SKIP to #9d
9c. How much of the above total operating budgets were for jail administration?

Fiscal year that included
December 31, 2024:

Please mark if this
figure is an estimate

Operating Budget

$

,

,

,

.00

9d. Please indicate the month and day on which your agency’s fiscal year begins:
/
MM / D D
10.

Enter the total estimated value of money, goods, and property received by your agency from an asset
forfeiture program during the fiscal year that included December 31, 2024. If data are not available,
provide an estimate and check the box below. Include federal, state and local funds. If no money, goods or
property were received, enter '0'.

$ ,

,

,

.00

Please mark here if this figure is an estimate

Section III: Service Area
11. Enter the total square mileage of your agency’s service area.
Square miles

12. Enter the total resident population for your agency’s service area. Only count the residential population for
which your agency has primary responsibility for providing law enforcement services.

,

,

Number of residents for which your agency
has primary law enforcement responsibility

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Section IV: Community Policing
13. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency have an informal problemsolving partnership or formal written agreement with any of the following?”
Yes

No

a. Academic/university staff
b. Advocacy groups
c. Business groups
d. Federal law enforcement agencies
e. Law enforcement organizations (e.g., IACP, National Police Foundation)
f. Neighborhood associations
g. Non-law enforcement government agencies
h. State or local law enforcement agencies
i. Victim service providers
j. Other (please specify):

14. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency solicit feedback from the
community for any of the following? Include informal (e.g., via social media, community listening sessions)
and formal (e.g., via a community survey or advisory council) feedback received.
Yes
No
a. Allocating resources to neighborhoods
b. Assessing community trust
c. Evaluating deputy or agency performance
d. Informing agency policies and procedures
e. Prioritizing crime/disorder problems
f. Training development

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15. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, which of the following did your agency do?
Yes
No
a. Maintain a written community policing plan
b. Conduct a citizen police academy
c. Conduct citizen range days
d. Conduct foot patrol
e. Work with a Community Advisory Committee
f. Other (please specify):

Section V: Selection and Training
16a. Indicate your agency's minimum education requirement which new (non-lateral) sworn personnel recruits
must have at hiring or within two years of hiring. Mark ONLY ONE response.
Four-year college degree required
Two-year college degree required
Some college, but no degree required
Total credit hours required:
High school diploma or equivalent required
No formal education requirement  SKIP to #17 on page 11.
16b. Does your agency consider military service as an exemption to this minimum education
requirement?
Yes
No

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17.

Which of the following screening techniques are used by your agency in selecting new (non-lateral) sworn
deputy recruits?
Background check
Yes
No
a. Background investigation
b. Credit history check
c. Criminal history check
d. Driving record check
e. Social media check
Personal attributes

Yes

No

Yes

No

f. Cognitive ability assessment (e.g., writing, reading
comprehension, analytical skills)
g. Interpersonal skills assessment
h. Personality/psychological inventory
i. Psychological interview
j. Polygraph exam
Physical attributes
k. Drug test
l. Medical exam
m. Vision test
 If no, SKIP to #18

n. Physical agility/fitness test
o. (If yes to #17n) Does your agency have different
standards based on sex?

18. How many total hours of academy training and field training (e.g., with FTO) are required of your
agency’s new (non-lateral) sworn deputy recruits? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of
that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Academy training hours

Field training hours

a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
19. What is the minimum annual number of in-service hours of training that is required for your agency’s fulltime sworn deputies? Include law enforcement training ONLY. If no training of that type is required, enter ‘0’.
Minimum annual hours
per deputy
a. State mandated hours
b. Additional training hours
c. Total hours of training (sum of rows a and b)
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Section VI: Hiring and Retention
20a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn deputies were hired by
your agency? Include all full-time sworn personnel hired whether they are currently employed by the agency or
not.
Number of full-time sworn deputies hired
 If 0, SKIP to #22.
20b. (If at least one new hire) How many of those hires were:
Number of Full-Time
Sworn Deputies Hired
a. Entry-level hires (non-lateral)
b. Lateral transfers/hires
c. Other new hires
 If #20b, row a (entry-level hires) is 0, SKIP to #22.
21. Based on the most recent class of entry-level sworn deputies hired, on average, how many
weeks passed from the time they submitted their application to the time they were offered
employment? DO NOT include basic academy training.

Average number of weeks until hire
22. Which of the following types of applicants for entry-level sworn deputy hires were targeted through
special recruitment efforts during the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. 4-year college graduates
b. Military veterans
c. Multi-lingual speaking
d. People with prior law enforcement experience
e. Racial/ethnic minorities
f. Women
g. Other (please specify):

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23.

Did your agency offer any of the following incentives for entry-level sworn deputy hires during the 12month period ending December 31, 2024?
Yes
No
a. Employment signing bonus
b. Free or reimbursed academy training
c. Salary paid during academy training
d. Training academy graduation bonus
e. Relocation assistance (e.g., moving, travel costs)
f. Other (please specify):

24a. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, how many full-time sworn deputies separated from
your agency? DO NOT include sworn deputy recruits who separated prior to completing academy training. If
none, enter ‘0’.
Number of full-time sworn deputies separated
 If 0, SKIP to #25
24b. (If at least one separation) How many of those separations were:
Number of Full-Time Sworn
Deputies Separated
a. Probationary rejections
b. Layoffs
c. Dismissals (e.g., terminations, forced resignations
or separations)
d. Voluntary resignations
e. Medical/disability retirements
f. Non-medical retirements
g. Deaths
h. Other reasons

25. Which of the following best describes your agency's exit interview policy used to assess full-time sworn
deputies' reasons for departure? Mark ONLY ONE response.
Exit interviews conducted with deputies selected by the agency
Exit interviews conducted with deputies if they request one
Exit interviews conducted based on other policy
Exit interviews typically not conducted
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26. Enter the base annual salary schedule for the following full-time sworn positions as of December 31, 2024.
If a position does not exist on a full-time basis in your agency, select 'N/A.' In cases where there is not a range in
salary, please enter the same salary for minimum and maximum.

a. Sheriff
b. Sergeant or equivalent first-line supervisor
c. Entry-level deputy (post-academy)

Base ANNUAL Salary
Minimum
Maximum

$
$
$

,
,
,

.00 $
.00 $
.00 $

,
,
,

.00
.00
.00

N/A

27. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency authorize or provide any of the
following special pay for sworn deputies?
Yes
a. Bilingual ability pay
b. Education incentive pay
c. Hazardous duty pay
d. Merit/performance pay
e. Military service pay
f. Residential incentive pay
g. Shift differential pay
h. Special skills proficiency pay

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No

28. During the 12-month period ending December 31, 2024, did your agency offer the following benefits to
increase retention among full-time sworn deputies?
Yes

No

a. College tuition reimbursement
b. Employee Assistance Program
c. Enhanced medical benefits
d. Enhanced retirement benefits
e. Extra overtime opportunities
f. Flexible hours to attend college
g. Free or financial allowance for uniforms
h. Housing allowance or mortgage discount program
i. Increased pay at specific service milestones
j. Job sharing or time splits
k. On-duty time allowance for fitness maintenance
l. On-site child care
l. Paid maternity leave
m. Paid paternity leave
n. Peer support program
o. Relaxed residency requirements
p. Take home vehicle
q. Other (please specify):

29. What is the standard shift length for sworn patrol/road deputies in your agency?
Hours per Day

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Section VII: Equipment and Operations
30. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of firearms were authorized for use by your agency’s
full-time sworn deputies?
On duty
Off duty
Not
Not
Authorized authorized Authorized authorized
a. Handgun
b. Shotgun or manual rifle
c. Semi-automatic rifle (e.g., AR-15)
d. Fully automatic rifle (e.g., M-16)
31. As of December 31, 2024, which of the following types of weapons or actions were authorized for use by
your agency’s full-time sworn deputies?
Authorized
Almost
Never
Under Limited
Always/
Authorized
Circumstances
Always
Authorized
a. Open hand techniques
b. Closed hand techniques
c. Takedown techniques (e.g., straight arm bar)
d. Vascular restraint or carotid hold
e. Respiratory neck restraint
f. Leg hobble or other restraints (not including handcuffs)
g. OC spray/foam
h. Chemical agent projectile (e.g., CS/tear gas, OC pellets)
i. Baton
j. Blunt force projectile (e.g., bean bag, rubber bullets)
k. Conducted energy device (e.g., Taser, stun gun, Stinger)
l. Other (please specify):

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32. As of December 31, 2024, how many of the following types of video cameras were operated by your agency
on a regular basis? If none, enter ‘0’.
Total Number
a. Fixed-site surveillance in public areas
b. Mobile surveillance
c. On aerial drones
d. In patrol cars
e. On deputies (e.g., body-worn cameras)
f.

On weapons (e.g., firearms)

33a. As of December 31, 2024, how many handlers and K-9s did your agency employ? If none, enter ‘0’.
Handlers
K-9s
 If your agency did not have any K-9s, SKIP to #34.
33b. (If at least one K-9) What types of activities did your K-9s engage in?
Yes
No
a. Bomb/explosive detecting
b. Cadaver
c. Drug detecting
d. General enforcement (e.g., patrol, traffic
enforcement, crowd control, etc.)
e. Suspect apprehension
f. Search and rescue
g. Other (please specify):

Section VIII: Technology
34. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency maintain a website?
Yes
No
35. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use social media to communicate with the public?
Yes
No

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36. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use any of the following on a regular basis?
Yes
No
a. Computer aided dispatch (CAD)
b. Record management system (RMS)
c. Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) or
Next Generation Identification (NGI)
d. Geographic information systems (GIS)
e. Facial recognition
f.

Infrared (thermal) imagers

g. License plate readers (LPR)
h. Tire deflation devices
i.

Gunshot detection (e.g., ShotSpotter)

j.

Firearm tracing (e.g., eTrace)

k. Ballistic imaging (e.g., NIBIN, IBIS)
37. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency use data for any of the following activities?
Yes
a. Budget allocation
b. Hot spot analysis
c. Intelligence analysis
d. Patrol allocation
e. Predictive policing (i.e., using computer models to predict where crime will occur)
f. Social network analysis
g. Targeted enforcement

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No

Section IX: Policies and Procedures
38. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have written policy or procedural directives on the following?
Deputy conduct
Yes
No
a. Code of conduct and appearance
b. Maximum work hours allowed per day. Please specify:
c.
d.
e.
f.

Off-duty conduct
Firearm discharge
Use of deadly force
Use of less-lethal force

Dealing with special populations/situations
g. Domestic disputes
h. Homeless persons
i. Juveniles
j. Mentally ill persons
k. Persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities

Yes

No

Procedural
l. Active shooter
m. Body-worn cameras
n. Checking on immigration status by road deputies
o. Civilian complaints
p. Detaining federal immigration violators
q. In-custody deaths
r. Mass demonstrations
s. Motor vehicle stops
t. Prisoner transport
u. Racial profiling or unbiased policing
v. Reporting use of force
w. Social media use
x. Stop and frisk
y. Strip searches
z. Vehicle pursuits

Yes

No

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39. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency have an operational computerized Early Warning System or
Early Intervention System for monitoring or responding to problematic deputy behavior?
Yes
No
40. Is there a civilian complaint review board or agency in your jurisdiction that reviews complaints against
deputies in your agency?
Yes
No
41. As of December 31, 2024, did your agency require another law enforcement agency to conduct a criminal
investigation in the following situations? ONLY include investigations conducted by another law enforcement
or criminal investigative body. DO NOT include civilian reviews.
Yes

No

a. Discharge of a firearm at or in the direction of a person
b. Use of force resulting in a subject sustaining serious bodily injury
c. Use of force resulting in a subject’s death
d. In-custody death not due to use of force (e.g., suicide, intoxication or
accident)
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Text for questions to assess the feasibility of obtaining sworn personnel contact information of potential future research
(will only be on the web instrument, and only displayed after online submission of the 2024 LEMAS survey)

BJS is looking into the feasibility of conducting surveys of individual sworn personnel. Such a survey would likely require
collecting a full or partial list of sworn personnel, including contact and demographic information, from agencies. Please
note, although the research would involve responses from individual sworn personnel, the identity of respondents
would be kept completely confidential, and all results would be reported in aggregate form only (as BJS reported on a
prior survey of school resource officers, see https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/sro1920.pdf).
1. Would your agency be willing to submit a list of sworn personnel as part of a future BJS data collection effort?
No (if No, please indicate why__________) STOP HERE
Yes
If yes:
2. Please indicate which information your agency would be willing to provide on the list of sworn personnel. (Mark one
for each row)
List including:
For all sworn
For some sworn*
Will not provide
Contact information
Rank
Sex
Race and ethnicity
* A specific subset of sworn personnel, such as only school resource officers or first-line supervisors
3. What would be the best way for BJS to administer surveys to individual sworn personnel?
BJS contacts sworn personnel directly
BJS works with an agency point of contact to provide the survey (paper or web link) to sworn personnel
No agency preference
Other (please indicate _____)

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