Yates County SheriffAshley Terry

OverviewSign a waverObservation onlyObserved three different locationsCounty Court SecurityCounty Jail9-1-1 Call Center

Court SecurityObserved court proceedings in Family, Supreme, and County court. Observed the MAG stationObserved Control roomHelped set up court each day and acknowledge alarms in control room.

JailFollowed Rover aroundObserved BookingFollowed Block Officer

9-1-1 CenterObserved the communications centerLearned how the dispatchers took certain phone calls.Learned what the job of dispatcher entails

Learning Goals and ObjectivesGoals:To understand the criminal justice system better.ObjectivesLearn about how the interactions between different divisions in the county system work.Learn more about how a County Sheriff's Office works.Learn about what goes along with court security.Learn more about how a county jail is run.

What I learnedA deeper understanding the criminal justice system through observations in the courthouse, jail, and 9-1-1 center. The requirements of each job in terms of what needs to be done to get the job, what to do within each job, the connections each job has with eachother.

Take-AwaysThis helped me make a more solid decision for my future.The courthouse was the most interesting. I enjoyed learning about the court process.Checking in, presenting the case, keeping control in the courtroom, starting and ending court, watching the cases etc.

ConclusionI learned a lot of valuable information and it has helped me to narrow down the focus of the job I want in the future.