The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is committed to the children and youth in
the community. We offer a variety of programs and services to keep both
parents and kids "in the know" for enhanced safety at work and at
play. Please click on the links below or on the links to the left to
see how we can be of service to you.
Harmony In The Streets
Harmony in the Streets, an action packed, fun filled, 5 day camp, is a
partnership between the CCSO and the
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Caruth Camp
.
This mobile camping program combines 2 highly
successful programs and brings this unique service directly into local
communities who may be socially
and/or economically challenged...
School Resource Officer Program
A School Resource Officer (SRO) is a law enforcement officer who is
assigned to either an elementary, middle, or high school. The main
goal of the SRO is to prevent juvenile delinquency by promoting positive
relations between youth and law
enforcement...
Junior FOCUS
After the Citrus County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Program
had designed and implemented the FOCUS program for the 5th grade students
of Citrus County, a longtime school resource officer recognized the need
for Citrus
County’s youngest citizens...
Teen Driver Challenge
Sheriff Dawsy is committed to the safety of the community including our
youth and has implemented a number of programs directing the efforts of
the Sheriff’s Office to provide education and training to protect
them. These programs have
targeted issues that concern...
The Florida Offender Alert System
The Florida Offender Alert System is designed to notify citizens when
sexual offenders or predators have moved into a specified
area. Registering for alerts is simple. And there is no
charge. Once you specify an address to monitor, you will receive
an e-mail alert notification when an offender updates his/her Florida
address inside the specified radius...
FOCUS
The acronym, F.O.C.U.S., stands for "
Filtering
Out
Crime
United with
Students". It was created by Deputies Kevin
Purinton, Phil Gaffney, Scott Farmer, and Tim Langer of our School
Resource Officer Program. We felt that our drug and violence
education program...
Explorer Program
Explorers are young men and women between the ages of 14 and 21 who
have completed the 8th grade. Explorers learn first-hand about
law enforcement. They can use this information to help them
decide if a career in law enforcement is for
them...
Sheriff's Summer Safety Program
Each year, the Sheriff's Office, along with the Citrus County Chronicle,
hosts the Sheriff's Summer Safety program for kids and parents. The
event is held at the Citrus County Fairgrounds and helps keep everyone
informed about staying safe, particularly
when kids are out of school...