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KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Detentions Bureau
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
INCIDENT REPORTS
A-1500
EFFECTIVE:
REVIEWED:
REVISED:
UPDATED:
July 11, 1994
4-10-25
4-10-25
4-10-25
APPROVED BY:
Detentions Bureau Chief Deputy Joel Swanson
REFERENCE:
Title 15, Section 1044, C.C.R., KCSO Report Writing Manual
POLICY
In order to properly document incidents occurring in the Detentions Bureau and to have
meaningful statistics available, the following policy has been established to specify what
circumstances require staff to document an incident and how the incident will be
documented.
Nothing in this policy is meant to contradict the Sheriff’s Office Report Writing Manual and
detentions staff are expected to adhere to all applicable sections of this policy, and the
Report Writing Manual when documenting any incident.
DIRECTIVE #1
The following provisions will be adhered to when documenting incidents that occur in the
Detentions Bureau:
If an in