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Walter Heinrich collection, 1958-1992

 

Summary

Creator:
Heinrich, Walter C. (1926-2010)
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Walter Heinrich collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Three quarters of the collection contains information on administration; the remaining quarter contains information on training. The administrative portion includes documents regarding the office's accreditation, creating a new jail, the Community Corrections Partnership Act, Jail Administrators Conference, a speech, and a jail report. Items concerning training consist of police and administration examinations and articles relating to basic field training.

Biographical / historical:

Walter C. Heinrich was born in Harrington, New Jersey in 1926. He served Hillsborough County as a police officer and Sheriff for 44 years (1949-1992). He accelerated through the ranks very quickly and became the youngest Captain in department history. Heinrich implemented many changes during his 15 years as Sheriff, introducing reviews, psychological testing, and polygraphs as part of the hiring process for potential police officers. Heinrich was also a strong believer in proper training and established a training bureau in 1979. During his appointment as Sheriff, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office became the first Sheriff's Office in the southeastern United States to attain accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Although Heinrich did not seek re-election in 1992, he continued teaching at colleges and conducting surveys of police departments for the Commission on Accreditation.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office web site.

http://www.hcso.tampa.fl.us/Sheriffs/26_Heinrich.htm

Note written by MPY

Acquisition information:

Unknown

Unknown

Arrangement:

Organized Alphabetically

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Walter Heinrich collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA