Mission Statement-20220217



The Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office serves the citizens of Norfolk County and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by enhancing public safety through the operation of a safe, secure, and humane correctional facility that establishes structure and accountability for offenders and focuses on re-entry programs and community based programs that promote crime prevention, citizen awareness, education, youth development, elderly assistance and law enforcement support. These efforts are accomplished by a highly trained and dedicated workforce and through collaborative agreements with public and private stakeholders.

We accomplish our mission by:

  • Maintaining a safe, secure direct supervision correctional facility while upholding all national standards, laws, and judicial decisions

  • Exploring innovative and cost effective community correction alternatives to incarceration that ensures the efficiency of the Sheriff’s Office.

  • Pursuing the fair and equitable treatment of inmates while respecting the rights and dignity of all persons.

  • Creating a just and fair environment that encourages positive behavior from criminal offender.

  • Promoting education, treatment and social responsibility in an effort to successfully integrate criminal offenders to society.

  • Developing public safety initiatives, volunteer and support programs for the prevention of criminal activity and providing the community with the pertinent information.

  • Seeking the highest level of professionalism, through support, motivation and training for all employees with accountability to the public we serve.

DIRECT SUPERVISION

  1. EFFECTIVE CONTROL
    The managers must be in total control of the facility at all times. There cannot be areas under de facto control of offenders.

  2. EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION
    Staff must be in direct contact with offenders and rely heavily on personal interaction with offenders for supervision. Manageable staff-offender ratios arc critical for effective supervision.

  3. COMPETENT STAFF
    Recruitment, training, and leadership by management are necessary for direct supervision to operate as intended.

  4. SAFETY OF STAFF AND OFFENDERS
    The basic mission of a jail is to keep offenders safe and secure and not expose staff to undue risk.

  5. MANAGEABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS
    Running a less dangerous institution allows for more architectural options, at reduced cost, providing an incentive for offenders to maintain acceptable standards of behavior.

  6. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
    Frequent communication between staff and offenders and among staff is critical.

  7. CLASSIFICATION AND ORIENTATION
    Offenders should be closely observed in the first 48 hours of confinement (when suicide risk is greatest) and oriented to the operation of the setting. A key to-being able to provide expectations of positive behavior is identifying and selecting out individuals who will not conform to behavior norms of the living unit.

  8. JUSTICE AND FARINESS
    Conditions of incarceration must respect inmates’ constitutional rights. Inmates must believe that they will be treated fairly and that there are administrative remedies for disputes.

  9. OWNERSHIP OF OPERATION





Press Releases

Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office’s Commitment to Leadership Recognized with Prestigious National Award
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Sheriff McDermott Applauds Justice-Involved Individuals for Completing Nurturing Fathers Program
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SHERIFF MCDERMOTT ANNOUNCES FREE STREET HOCKEY CLINIC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOCKEY CARES FOR KIDS
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Sheriff Patrick McDermott Invests in Public Safety Mission with Area’s First-of-its-Kind Mobile Drone Command Center
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Second Summer Safety Fest of 2023 in Medway
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Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Brings First Mobile Drone Command Center in New England to Region
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Sheriff Patrick McDermott Testifies in Opposition to Prison Moratorium Bill
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Hosts First Summer Safety Fest of 2023 in Braintree
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Sheriff’s Office and Marcotte Foundation Host Successful Self-Defense Class for Women
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Sheriff’s Summer Safety Fests Return to Norfolk County
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Warns Residents of Dating App Scam
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Norfolk County Sheriff McDermott Promotes Tom Brady to Deputy Superintendent
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office’s Youth Leadership Academy Opens Second Location in Medway
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Opens New Civil Process Location in Quincy
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Commonwealth Recognizes NCSO Officer with Award for Lifesaving Efforts
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office to Partner with Free Jacks Rugby Club to Promote “Heroes Among Us” Celebration of First Responders QUINCY
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and South Shore Children’s Chorus to Launch New Performing Arts Leadership Program for Area Youth
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and Massasoit Community College Partner to Provide Workforce Training to Justice-Involved Individuals
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Announces New Lottery System for Popular Youth Leadership Academy
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NCSO Warns Residents of Phone Scams Impersonating Law Enforcement
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Norfolk Sheriff's Office to Host Community Blood Drive
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Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott Sworn In For Full Term
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Norfolk County Sheriff Brings “Coffee with the Sheriff” to Quincy
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Graduates New Class of Correctional Officers
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Partners with Northeastern University to Help Justice-Involved Individuals Earn College Credit
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office to Spread Seasonal Cheer with Holiday Happenings Celebrations
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Norfolk County Sheriff McDermott Hires Michael Ramos as Director of Community Affairs
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Norfolk County Sheriff McDermott Hires John Kalamvokis as Director of Information Technology
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Norfolk County Sheriff Calls for Increased Federal Funding for Behavioral Health Care
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office and Sharon Police Department to Host Free Summer Safety Fest at Crescent Ridge in Sharon
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Deputies Arrest Man for Several Years of Unpaid Child Support
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Alerts Residents of Potential Scam
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Are You OK? Program Saves Life of Norfolk County Senior
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NCSO Superintendent Danielle Frane Receives Spirit of MAWLE Leadership Award for Women in Law Enforcement
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Norfolk County Correctional Officer Receives Meritorious Recognition from Commonwealth for Lifesaving Efforts
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Residents Enjoy Sheriff’s Summer Safety Fest at Merrymount Beach
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NCSO Lieutenant Receives Massachusetts Medal of Lifesaving for Actions to Save Victim of Motorcycle Accident
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Norfolk County Sheriff, DA, and Treasurer Host Public Safety Alliance Summit
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NCSO Welcomes New Comfort Dog K9 Officer
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Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott Doubles Investment in Youth Leadership Academy by Expanding to Franklin
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Norfolk County Sheriff Appoints Danielle Frane as New Superintendent
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Norfolk County Sheriff McDermott Appoints Chris Bell as Special Sheriff
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Norfolk County Sheriffs Office Graduates First Class of Female Justice-Involved Individuals from Program with New England Wildlife
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Norfolk County Sheriffs Office Intercepts $14K Worth of Suboxone in Attempted Smuggling
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Awarded $25K Grant for Substance Abuse Treatment Program
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Updates “Coffee with the Sheriff” Dates, Locations
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Sheriff Patrick McDermott Announces New “Coffee with the Sheriff” Series
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Norfolk County Sheriff's Office Swears In New Class of Corrections Officers, Promotes Captains and Lieutenants
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Norfolk County Sheriff's Office to Host Holiday Happenings
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Accreditation from National Commission on Correctional Health Care
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Norfolk County Sheriffs Office Recognizes John King as Norfolk County Hero
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Sheriff Patrick McDermott Participates in Roundtable on Probation and Parole Practices with Robert Kraft and REFORM Alliance Group
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Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott Named to Body Camera Taskforce
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Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick McDermott Selected for National Inaugural Jail Administration Course
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Cohasset Eagle Scout Eric Hense as Norfolk County Hero
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office to Host Back-to-School Family Movie Night
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NCSO Recognizes Tyler Forgeron as Norfolk County Hero
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NCSO Receives Grant to Help Break Down Language Barriers for Victims
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Nate Galante as Norfolk County Hero
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Youth Leadership Academy Expands to Franklin
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NCSO Hosts Blood Drive in Honors of The Mighty Quinn
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Recognizes Cynthia Lewis as Norfolk County Hero
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office to Host Blood Drive in Honor of “The Mighty Quinn”
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Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office Awarded Competitive Perkins Grant to Develop Workforce Training Program
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Awards Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office $700K Grant to Expand Opioid Treatment Program
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Sheriff Patrick W. McDermott Launches “Norfolk County Heroes” Initiative
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Sheriff McDermott Praises “Are You OK” Program for Recent Saves of Two Norfolk County Residents
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Patrick McDermott Sworn In as Norfolk County Sheriff
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