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Law enforcement
Published 5/1/2012
Local law enforcement agencies
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Brad Nading/Telegram Robert Hahn talks about the new inmate video visitation system from one of the video stations in the lobby of the Finney County Jail at the Law Enforcement Center in January. Hahn is the technology administrator for the Finney County Sheriff's Office.
Garden City Police Department
Address: 304 N. Ninth St.
Phone: 276-1300
Police Chief: James Hawkins
Jurisdiction: city limits of Garden City
Number of personnel: 58 sworn personnel; 33 non-sworn personnel
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Address: 304 N. Ninth St.
Phone: 272-3700
Sheriff: Kevin Bascue
Jurisdiction: Finney County
Number of personnel: 36 sworn personnel; 58 non-sworn personnel
Holcomb Police Department
Address: 200 block of North Lynch
Phone: 277-2761
Police Chief: Tony Forsen
Jurisdiction: Holcomb city limits
Number of personnel: 4 sworn personnel, 1 non-sworn personnel
Kansas Highway Patrol, Troop E
Address: 2222 E. Fulton St.
Phone: 276-3201
Commander: Capt. Robert Maier
Jurisdiction: 24 counties in southwest Kansas
Number of personnel: 23 sworn personnel, 2 non-sworn personnel
Garden City Municipal Court
Address: 304 N. Ninth St.
Phone: 276-1150
Court administrator: Cynthia Beesley
Services: Municipal court handles traffic violations, misdemeanor criminal activity, city ordinance violations and animal complaints within the city.
Jurisdiction: City limits
Number of employees: 7
Finney County District Court
Address: 425 N. Eighth St.
Phone: 271-6120
Court administrator: Kurtis Jacobs
Services: Marriage licenses, civil and criminal cases and appeals from municipal court
Jurisdiction: Finney County
Number of employees: 35, including four district court judges and two magistrates.
City Prosecutor's Office
Address: 112 W. Pine St.
Phone: 271-1452
City prosecutor: Jacob Cunningham
Services: This office handles all cases prosecuted in Garden City Municipal Court.
Jurisdiction: City limits of Garden City
Number of employees: 3
Finney County Attorney's Office
Address: 409 N. Ninth St.
Phone: 272-3568
County attorney: John Wheeler
Services: The office handles felony cases, select misdemeanor and traffic cases, juvenile cases, care and treatment actions, child-in-need-of-care cases and criminal appeals. The office also has a victim-witness coordinator.
Jurisdiction: Finney County
Number of employees: 19
Western Regional Public Defender's Office in Garden City
Address: 113 Grant Ave.
Phone: 276-8137
Chief Public Defender: Kristi Cott
Services: Court-appointed attorneys to represent clients 18 and older who cannot afford to hire their own legal representation.
Jurisdiction: Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties
Number of employees: 6
Youth Services/Programs Assessments Treatment Habilitation
Services: An agency that provides resources and education for at-risk youth.
Address: 2701 N. 11th St.
Phone: 271-6200
Interim Director: Marci Smith
Mission statement: Youth services serves as a liaison between various community groups to strengthen youth development through prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, education and behavioral modifications and to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors while holding juveniles and their families accountable.
Services: Assessment, case management, risk prevention classes, group counseling, anger management classes, individual counseling, moral reasoning classes, sex education classes and drug/alcohol prevention classes.
Programs: Option School program, Family Impact Team, diversion, community case management, juvenile intake and assessment, intensive supervision and licensed drug/alcohol out-patient treatment
Serves: Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties.
Accreditation: Juvenile Justice Authority
Number of employees: 20
Southwest Kansas Regional Juvenile Detention Center
What: 28-bed secure juvenile detention facility
Address: 507 W. Santa Fe St.
Phone: 272-3800
Director: Katrina Pollet
Mission statement: To provide a safe and secure environment for youth placed in the facility and to provide an opportunity for their stay to be beneficial to both the community and the youth.
Services: Housing juveniles who have been arrested, GED classes, regular education classes provided by two full-time teachers from the Garden City school district, meals, health screenings, activities and religious services.
Programs: Positive Impact Team program through Area Mental Health and USD 457 to address anger management.
Who it serves: Youth ages 10 to 17 in Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott, Wichita, Gray, Ford, Kiowa, Commanche, Clark, Meade, Grant, Haskell, Morton, Seward, Stanton and Stevens counties.
Accreditation: Licensed through Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Number of employees: 27
Community Corrections
What: Supervises adults under intensive supervision as ordered by the court.
Address: 601 N. Main St., Suite A
Phone: 272-3630
Director: Beth Beavers
Mission statement: To enhance public safety and enforce offender accountability through cost-effective use of community-based supervision and control interventions.
Services included but not limited to: offender supervision, rehabilitative services, substance abuse counseling, cognitive skills education and anger management/domestic violence prevention.
Programs: Adult Intensive Supervision Program, Offender Work Development program, life skills program and Justice Accountability Grant for rehabilitative services for intense drug and alcohol treatment program
Who it serves: Finney, Greeley, Hamilton, Kearny, Scott and Wichita counties
Number of employees: 9
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