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The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association was first established in 1930 to foster better communication and exchange information between the sheriffs of the state. In 1977 the association was incorporated as a not for profit organization and began to focus on providing education and training for sheriffs and department personnel throughout the state that was not available in other ways. The association continues to provide many training and educational programs for sheriffs and other law enforcement personnel. The association also provides 40 or more annual college scholarships to qualified recipients and it also provides two annual leadership camps for hundreds of teenagers each summer. The association is a membership organization that is supported and funded entirely from membership dues and donations of individual and business members.
Effective January 1, 2003, Zachary’s Law requires sheriff departments to jointly establish and maintain the Indiana Sheriffs' Sex Offender Registry (www.indianasheriffs.org) to provide detailed information about individuals who register as sex or violent offenders at Indiana sheriff departments (or, in Marion County, the Indianapolis Police Department). The purpose of the registry is to inform the general public about the identity, location, and appearance of sex and violent offenders who live, work, or study in Indiana. |