§ 26600 Sheriff Crime Prevention Duties

• •The sheriff's main job is to keep things peaceful.
• •They can start or join programs to stop crime before it happens.
• •They can help people who were in trouble before stay out of trouble.
• •They can work on programs to stop kids from getting into trouble.

A group of kids in the neighborhood starts skipping school and hanging out with older kids who get into trouble.

The sheriff can start an after-school program to keep these kids busy with sports or homework help, so they don’t get into bad stuff.