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ESPD Advisory Committee
PURSUIT OF
The Enhanced Sheriff’s Patrol District (ESPD) Advisory
Committee works with Sheriff Garrett and other
executives to review and recommend police services
in the ESPD. The committee also advises the Sheriff on
strategic goals and opportunities for urban level law
enforcement in ESPD and community collaboration.
EXCELLENCE
CONTINUED
The ESPD provides urban-level patrol response to over
215,000 residents in the urban areas outside of cities
in Washington County. These areas include Bethany,
Cedar Mill, Cedar Hills, Aloha, Reedville, Garden Home,
Metzger, Rock Creek, Raleigh Hills, Bull Mountain, Bonny
Slope, West Slope, Oak Hills, and more. Voters first
approved the ESPD in 1987 and continued to support
the ESPD and local option levies. You can find out if you
live in the ESPD on our website at bit.ly/WCSO_ESPD.
WCSO Latino Advisory Commission
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Latino Advisory
Commission (LAC) is a community-led advisory group
comprised predominantly of community members.
The LAC meets monthly to discuss and review Sheriff’s
Office policies and other programs to increase
mutual understanding and work together for agency
improvement and community benefit. The LAC also
includes two students representing student community
perspectives. The Latino population is the largest ethnic
group residing in Washington County. They continue
to be disproportionately overrepresented in policing
enforcement, incarceration rates, and referrals to the
juvenile justice system. Establishing an ongoing dialog
and partnership with Latino community members is an
essential step in meeting the public safety needs of the
entire community.
Established in 2020, the LAC addresses these issues and
strives to build trust between the Sheriff’s Office and the
Latino community. This commission allows Latino voices
and perspectives to be welcomed and heard more consistently and directly. By engaging with the challenges
facing the Latino population and Black, Indigenous, and
other People of Color, the Sheriff’s Office is learning to
serve with cultural awareness and respect for differing
community perspectives and feelings of safety. Being
part of the discussion and working through an equitable
lens is vital to represent and more effectively partner
with the communities we serve.
WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
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