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6.1 F Page 22 �, Grand Jury Response Page 5 In technology, San Mateo County has one of the first law enforcement intranet computer networks in the State, built in 2001 with the specific intent of sharing electronic criminaf data to include information on Sex Offenders. Just this year alone, the Sheriff's Office was the lead agency for the Coplink reco�ds sharing project that not only shares this data within San Mateo County but will soon connect the Bay Area to the other portions of California. San Mateo County law enforcement is out in front with other statewide sharing projects such as the new Department of Justice California Sex and Arson Registry (CSAR} which went live in August 2010. Our Police Chiefs, Commanders, Detecfives, Gang �fficers and Child Abuse investigators all meet among themselves every month to share information. On a daily basis, Detectives provide electronic sharing of any sex offender violations via the Critical Reach System, Violent Crime Information Network (VCIN) and Megan's Law Reg istry. Additionally, San Mateo law enforcement agencies now have real-time access to GPS information for Paroled Sex �ffenders, one of the first Counties in the State to receive that training. Once again, San Mateo County leads most law enforcements agencies in using these types of technologies to monitor and coordinate enforcement efforts of high risk offenders. 6. The Sheriff requested a lieutenant's position from the BOS to oversee the new jail construction. The request was tumed down. !n order to fund the position, in Aprrl 2�07 the Sheriff eliminated the sergeant's position for Sexual Habitual Offender Program (SHOP) and sexual offender/preda#or coordination. As a result, the San Mateo County sex crime unit currenfly func�rons with one FTE composed of fractional commitments of four investigators. Response: This finding was directed towards the San Mateo County Sheriff s Office. 7. The Sheriff's Office successfully oversees and coordinafes many taskforces in cooperation with San 1Vlateo County cities' police forces: Gang, Drug, Vehicle Theft and White Collar Crime, among them. These taskforces remained in ', placed because they received funding from either the local, state or federal '� govemments. ! Response: Respondent agrees with this finding. 8. According to the Sheriff's O�ce, a joint task force for county-wide, coordinated invesfigation and enforcement of sexual offenses {similar to SAFE) could be implemented for $1.55 million with a 50/50 resource-sharing between the Sheriff's Office and cities similar to �he funding model used for other foint task forces (e.g., white-collar crime, drugs, gangs}.