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Sheriff's Headquarter's Bureau is
organized into the following sections:
 Special
Projects Section
Media
Liaison Section
International
Liaison Section
Operations
Section
Administrative
Section
Special
Projects Section
The Special
Projects Section of this Bureau handles preparation and choreographing
of Department events, including the Peace Officers' Memorial,
Valor Award Presentations, Graduation Ceremonies, Sheriff's
Day Luncheon, Tree Planting Ceremonies, Recognition Luncheons,
and various Christmas programs. This Section also provides
assistance to other units with the preparation and coordination
of station dedications, groundbreaking ceremonies, and station
open houses. The Special Projects Section alone generates
approximately 2,000 pieces of correspondence annually and
orchestrates an average of 35 yearly events.
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Media
Liaison Section
The Media
Liaison Section provides the media with advisories and news
releases regarding Department activity, coordinates news conferences,
processes approximately 1,700 requests annually for interviews
of Department executives, personnel, and inmates, and issues
approximately 2,000 press passes per year. The Media Liaison
Section also assists patrol and detective units in the field
with media representation in response to significant incidents
such as homicides, barricaded suspects, rescues, civil disturbances,
and natural disasters.
For additional information regarding Media
and LASD, click here
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International
Liaison Section
The International
Liaison Section maintains an affiliation with 83 foreign consulates
in the Los Angeles area, and issues and controls all Departmental
consular identification credentials. In addition to the consulates,
the International Liaison Section provides assistance to the
U.S. State Department, the U.S. Secret Service, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Interpol, and other government agencies.
A 24-hour interpreter service is available through the International
Liaison Section, offering approximately 45 different languages.
Other services provided by the section include the issuance
of travel letters to Department personnel, organization of
study exchange programs, and coordination of tours and presentations
to visiting foreign dignitaries and police officers.
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Operations
Section
The Operations
Section provides 24-hour operational capability, responds
to the scene of major incidents, gathers and disseminates
information to Department executives and media, and serves
as staff for Department duty officers.
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Administrative
Section
The Administrative
Section prepares Sheriff's Bulletins and Unit Commander's
Letters, and answers letters written to the Sheriff.
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