The 利昂县警长’s Office Canine Unit is a valuable resource utilized by its members and other law enforcement 年龄ncies in the community.
在大多数州, a police dog is considered a full-fledged law enforcement officer, 有时甚至会被授予徽章. 像这样, most laws find assaulting a police dog to be equal or very similar to assaulting a human officer. The psychological effect of a law enforcement canine is tremendous, and their deterrent effect on crime cannot be measured. The canine is not to replace law enforcement officers, but to work as a member of a canine/handler team.
The canine’s remarkable smelling and hearing senses are key reasons for their utilization. These senses combined with their speed and agility allows the canines to perform functions the human law enforcement officer can not.
A Canine Team consists of a deputy and his assigned 年龄ncy canine partner. The team is available for assignments 24-hours per day. Canine teams conduct law enforcement duties and utilize their canine partner for building searches looking for hidden offenders, 寻找失踪人员, 跟踪嫌疑人, 执行文章搜索, 检测毒品, and conducting public service canine demonstrations giving the public a better understanding of what the team's capability.
Each Canine Team will go through a patrol training program at a minimum of 480 hours plus an additional 200 hours in narcotic detection training. 一旦程序完成, the Canine Team will have to certify with the State of Florida and/or the Florida 执法 Canine Association. Once the Canine Team passes certification, the Team can then perform their patrol duties.
The 利昂县警长’s Office Canine Training Facility is located at Gene Cox Stadium. Although they can be seen training anywhere in the county to better associate the team with different environments. Handler and Canine conditioning are important factors in a team’s success. 训练是持续的和一致的.