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Helping Hand Society Award presented to CCSO

On Thursday, October 10, President Bill Frye of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches along with Vice President Maria Knapp presented Sheriff Mark Hunter and the his staff with the “Helping Hand Society” statue for raising over 100k for the Youth Ranches over the years. We at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office take keeping youth safe…

Biased Policing vs Criminal Profiling: The facts

As your Sheriff’s Office works toward a safer Columbia; it’s important for our partners in the community to understand how we protect and why we do some of the things we do. Biased Policing  The Difference Between Biased Policing & Criminal Profiling Biased policing is the use of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, background,…