The
Contract Law Enforcement Bureau is responsible for the administration
and oversight of the Sheriff’s Department’s Contract
Law Enforcement Program. These combined contracts account
for almost $400 million in revenue. Working closely with
the various station commanders and city representatives,
the Bureau monitors all contract services to ensure proper
service levels are met, and provides staff support to contract
clients and Department Executives in areas relating to those
contract services. The Bureau administers the specialized
law enforcement contracts for regional transit agencies,
making the Sheriff’s Department the second largest
transit policing agency in the nation, and the contract
with the Los Angeles Community Colleges, the largest community
college district in the nation. The Bureau administers the
law enforcement contracts for the Superior Courts throughout
Los Angeles County, and contracts with state and federal
agencies to staff and operate dedicated custody facilities.
Additionally, the Bureau provides liaison to the Los Angeles
County Chief Administrative Officer’s Office of Unincorporated
Services in monitoring service levels to the 1 million residents
throughout unincorporated Los Angeles County, in addition
to the 1.7 million residents in the contract cities. Lastly,
the Bureau conducts studies and prepares reports for government
agencies requesting information regarding contract law enforcement
services. For those entities which elect to contract, the
Bureau coordinates the merger of existing law enforcement
agencies and the transition of policing services to the
Sheriff’s Department.
