National Sheriff's Association

National Sheriff's Association

Introduction

In the field of public safety and criminal justice, the level of professionalism is raised among U.S. Sheriffs through U.S. trade association under the program National Sheriffs' Association. NSA was found in 1940 as the voice for the sheriff in Washington, D.C. On the issues of public safety, criminal justice and law enforcement, NSA has proven to be a leading advocate and one of the greatest law enforcement organizations in the country. The purpose of NSA is to provide technical assistance, resources, information, opportunity of professional development, congressional advocacy, to all the practitioners of criminal justice. Different networking opportunities are provided through annual conferences made under this program. In these conferences, the homeland security, criminal justice and training of the sheriffs are the key issues of discussion.

Discussion

In United States, the democratic form of community government involves participation (almost mandatory) for all the citizens directly concerned with their safety, added respectability conferred a long history, give to the institution of Sheriff character despite his venerable loss ever greater relevance in a modern urbanized. During the 18th century, when the British sheriff definitely left his official duties constable and justice of the peace, sheriff was an important representative of the order in the different territories. Yet it is on the Western Border States that the sheriff made history and established his position as Police on the map of the United States. In western conquest, poorly organized, sparsely populated governed remotely, the sheriff and his assistants were often the only control agents Official social and sole representatives of the sovereignty of the state. That said, however, it is important to note that at the time the crime was, contrary to myth, an importance and gravity minimum in this area major cities like Chicago or New York already far exceeded the rural areas.

It remains true that the West had specific problems, such as the control of indigenous peoples, the gold rush, the theft of livestock on farms increasingly large, etc, for which the position of sheriff was well suited with its broad powers, authority resulting from its elective nature, its power to indoctrinate citizens in a posse needed, etc. With the foundation of the western states, expanding municipalities and of course creation of police forces in municipal and state control, many sheriffs were moved to the periphery of conventional policing from 20 century.

In large rural areas, where large tracts of land exist outside boundaries of local municipalities, sheriffs and their assistants are, however, key stakeholders in crime and public order and generally enjoy a public trust. The NSA institution has advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, since the sheriff is considered representative of citizen in the administration of justice, each reappointment is an opportunity for voters to get rid of a sheriff who does not meet their expectations. Consequently, the authority of the sheriff in the regulation of several types of problems is much greater, for example when politicians are involved in a civil or ...