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“Care, Custody, Control” Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office |
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The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office was formed in 1717 after Sheriff Corneles Van Denbogart was assigned the position by the King of England. In 2017, under the leadership of Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office completed 300 years of service to the County of Dutchess.
The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of the county and is responsible for maintaining and running the county jail. Dutchess County services an area of 825 square miles. This includes 20 towns, 8 villages and 2 cities with a total county population of approximately 300,000 residents.
DUTCHESS COUNTY JAIL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
QUALIFICATIONS
APPLICANT PROCESSING
Your applicant processing will include:
(Note: applicants may be disqualified at any point during this process for failing to meet the standards)
HOW TO APPLY
Applications, as well as Recruitment for the Part Time Corrections Officer is available at the bottom of this page when the announcement is open as well as at the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources, Monday through Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm at the following address:
Dutchess Co. Department of Human Resources
Dutchess County Office Building - 5th floor
22 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-486-2169 Fax: 845-486-2186
dcpersonnel@dutchessny.gov
DUTCHESS COUNTY JAIL’S MISSION STATEMENT:
The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Correction Division is committed to fulfilling the needs of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office and the community at large by providing for the safe, secure, and humane housing of persons committed to its custody.
In order to accomplish this mission, we shall: