Tim Hillebrand
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: From: John Teeter <johnt@bluefish.fsr.com>
: To: london@wsunix.wsu.edu
: Cc: vision2020@uidaho.edu
: Subject: Re: Community-Based Policing Forum scheduled for 10/22
: Date: Wednesday, October 16, 1996 9:50 AM
:
: would be interesting to hear some of the views of v2020 folks on the
: sherrif's race. We've seen a pretty broad range of capabilities from
: the holders of this office; and seen the effects, both possitive and
: negative, of personality, style, and comopetence.
:
: My own opine is that I like having the sherrif elected rather than
: appointed, and would prefer an honest, capable local over a highly
: trained professional that's not from the community. It seems to me that
: the enforcement of laws is a fine art which must be in-tune with the
: attitudes and seniments of the community. There are a large number of
: areas in which discression of the officer plays a roll, and people whose
: backgrounds are from urban/suburban areas may not feel the pulse of
: our communities as well as those who have been here forever. This is,
: in my mind, especially true of the top dude. I'd rather have a compentent
: local running the show than a highly skilled NYPD type.
:
: I often wonder why we have so many people at the sherrif's office (its
like
: a payroll of 56 or 60 people?). It seems alot, but then I don't know
what
: they all do. Are their comparisons of personnel-to-county-population
around
: which might allow us to gage this?
:
: till later,
:
: johnt
:
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: >>>>> "Bill" == Bill London <london@wsunix.wsu.edu> writes:
:
: > With all the interest now focused on the sheriff race, and with
: > no incumbent running, this may be the time for the public to get
: > ...