5% Homeowner's Discount
A Deputy Sheriff will inspect your window and door locks, which entitles you to a 5% discount. There is no fee this service is free.

The Citizens Police Academy
CPA was Started in Oct 26 1995 and the HCSOCPAAA was established in 1996. The CPA provides training in law enforcement functions and responsibilities to citizens. Many of our CPA graduates continue to work with the department in other programs in their communities. An Advanced Citizens Police Academy was initiated in 1998 to provide further training to graduates of the basic class.

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
It is a program that teaches children not only to refuse illicit drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, but also how to avoid gangs and violence. The program stresses decision-making skills and resistance techniques through inter-active participation.

KOPS (Kids Orientation to Police Services)
Provides an informational/educational interface opportunity for children aged 8-11. We believe that inculcating an awareness of public service and civic duty at this impressionable age will provide the foundation for responsible citizenship and stronger communities in the years to come. This program has graduated 400 children since its inception in 1997, with 48 of those graduating in 1999. KOPS has been formally recognized as a national model for the establishment of similar programs around the country by the VFW.

Motorist Assistance Program
The Motorist Assistance Program is designed to assist stranded motorists on all Harris County area freeways. It shall be the responsibility of the Deputies assigned to the Motorist Assistance Program to offer courteous and professional assistance to all stranded motorist.

Neighborhood Watch Program
Neighborhood Crime Watch is a program of mutual assistance amond neighbors aimed at reducing crime in the community at the grass roots level. It invloves getting to know one's neighbors and introducing them to the concept of Neighborhood Crime Wtach - that is good neighbors working together, alter to the potential of crime, and willing to look out for one another's interests.

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R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense)
Teaches women to protect themselves from sexual assault and physical violence. With 29 certified instructors, the Sheriff?s Department has the largest RAD program of any law enforcement agency in the country. We trained 770 women in 1999, and expect to train more than 1,000 women in 2000 as this immensely popular program continues to grow.

R.A.D. Kids

Sheriff?s Interaction Group (SIG)
SIG meetings are conducted regularly in each patrol district. These meetings allow citizens to meet with Sheriff?s Department management to voice concerns, air complaints, and ask questions. SIG makes the department aware of these concerns and provides an opportunity to address them before they become problems.

Vacation Watch
Have your home watched while you are away.