Job Description
An Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Recruit is hired in anticipation to attend or currently attending the Police Academy and learning laws and skills regarding various law enforcement duties. Deputy Recruits will learn how to prevent crime, protect life and property, enforce laws, preserve peace, render aid, write effective reports, issue citations and make criminal arrests. Utilizes current countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest "full service" Sheriff's Office in the State of Michigan. With a current jurisdictional population of 1.2 million residents, the Sheriff's Office services over 343,000 of those residents through law enforcement contracts in 15 different communities and corrective services for nearly 1600 inmates. The coverage area also encompasses 450 inland lakes.