Mission

The primary purpose (mission) of the Troup County Sheriff's Office is to maintain social order within prescribed ethical and constitutional limits while providing professional law enforcement services. To attain this, the Troup County Sheriff's Office enforces the law in a fair and impartial manner, recognizing both the statutory and judicial limitations of law enforcement authority and the constitutional rights of all persons. The Troup County Sheriff's Office recognizes that no law enforcement agency can operate at its maximum potential without supportive input from the citizens it serves. The Troup County Sheriff's Office actively solicits and encourages the cooperation of all citizens to reduce and limit the opportunities for crime and to facilitate the maximum use of resources.

To accomplish the Troup County Sheriff's Office's mission, the following 11 goals are established:

Protection of life and property

To provide services that contribute to the preservation of life, the protection of property and the safety of Troup County and its citizens.

Prevention, detection and investigation of criminal activity

To prevent crime through aggressive patrol that limits the opportunity for a crime to occur, and through education of citizens that reduces the likelihood of them becoming victims.To provide a thorough, appropriate, and efficient investigation of criminal activity. To apply effective measures against organized crime and related activities.

Apprehension of offenders

To provide for the expeditious and prudent apprehension of suspected violators of the law, regardless of his status in the community, by thorough, appropriate and efficient investigations.

Maintenance of public order

To maintain peace and public order. To assist during times of natural or technological occurrences or disasters.

Recovery of property

To secure and maintain an inventory of all property, evidence, lost and recovered stolen property being held by the Troup County Sheriff's Office; thereby ensuring that all property and evidence is available when needed.

Training of officers

To design and implement a training program to fill the training needs of officers and to promote a high rate of proficiency in the deputies and staff of the Troup County Sheriff's Office. To address career development goals of agency personnel.

Compliance with Ethical Standards

To ensure the integrity and adherence to professional standards of the Troup County Sheriff's Office by processing and investigating all complaints against Troup County Sheriff's Office personnel.

Traffic control

To provide for the safe and effective flow of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic and the investigation of traffic related accidents.

Community service

To provide the resources necessary for assisting citizens under special non-criminal circumstances. The Troup County Sheriff's Office's management system will plan, staff, coordinate and control resources in support of community oriented policing. Further, the Sheriff's Office's community relations/crime prevention objectives are shared by all personnel.

The Troup County Sheriff's office shall have at least one employee whose responsibilities include community relations, public Information and crime prevention.

Agency administration

To provide management, administration and support required for the operation of the Troup County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office will develop a Management Information System (MIS) to be used to prepare reports for selected Sheriff's Office components and activities. The MIS will provide information regarding workloads of the Administrative, Patrol, Jail and Criminal Investigation Divisions. In addition, the MIS will monitor processing times, resources used, performance and productivity.

To develop an accounting system for the internal monitoring of all fiscal activities, including accounting and auditing procedures covering funds used in undercover operations and paying informants.

Agency evaluation

To develop a performance instrument to periodically evaluate the Sheriff's Office's overall performance in meeting its acknowledged goals and objectives. Deficiencies noted by the evaluation instrument will be identified and remedial plans developed and implemented to correct all deficiencies.