Tioga County Sheriff Gary Howard encourages residents to support the New York State Sheriffs\u2019 Institute, which began its annual Honorary Membership drive in Tioga County last week. <\/p>\n
The Sheriffs\u2019 Institute was established in 1979 to advance criminal justice education, prevent juvenile delinquency, and support victims of crime and their families. Their programs include the following.<\/p>\n
Sheriffs\u2019 Summer Camp – <\/b>Almost 900 children from across New York State attend the sheriffs\u2019 camp for economically challenged children, which is located on Keuka Lake. The Sheriffs\u2019 Institute pays all costs for the campers, including transportation, a week of camp, meals, and traditional camp activities like sailing, archery, and crafts. The camp is in its 41st year of operation. <\/p>\n
Criminal Justice Scholarship Program<\/b> -The scholarship program provides one scholarship to the Criminal Justice Program at each of New York State\u2019s Community Colleges. This program aims to attract the best and the brightest to the criminal justice vocation. <\/p>\n
Victim Notification Programs –<\/b> The Sheriffs\u2019 Victim Hotline provides automated notification to registered victims when an inmate is released. The Sheriffs\u2019 Order of Protection Notification Program allows individuals who have been granted Family Court orders of protection to receive alerts when those orders are served. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Sheriff\u2019s Institute is our partner in providing programs that help the people in our communities,\u201d Sheriff Gary Howard said. \u201cBut we really rely on the support of our Honorary Members for the Sheriffs\u2019 Summer Camp. Their support allows us to send economically disadvantaged children camp. These kids wouldn\u2019t have a chance to go away to camp otherwise,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n