County of Barnstable

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The Barnstable County Sheriff s Office maintains social order and peace, as well as provides law enforcement services. It offers services for the protection of residents lives and their property, as well as deterrence, detection and investigation of criminal activities. The office maintains a K-9 unit that handles issues related to drug intervention, tracking, and searches for persons, buildings and evidence. The Barnstable County Sheriffs Office supports TRIAD, which is a community policing initiative between senior citizens, law enforcement officers and service providers. It operates a detention center that organizes various educational, human service, work release, vocational training and prison industry programs for inmates.