SERENA SMITH
Charleston,SC
Summary
Master Limited Duty Deputy with extensive experience in report writing and team leadership. Mentored new deputies, enhancing professional development and fostering a secure community environment through effective conflict de-escalation and strong situational awareness.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Master Limited Duty Deputy
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
North Charleston, South Carolina
07.2017 - Current
- Prepared incident reports.
- Collected statements from principle persons and eyewitnesses.
- Identified potential suspects based on personal details or vehicle markers.
- Took descriptions of wanted persons and stolen property.
- Protected secured areas against unauthorized persons.
- Connected residents with community services to address common issues and promote long-term solutions.
- Carried out warrant service to uphold law enforcement duties. taking the proper precautions to protect officers and members of the public from harm.
- Secured courthouse and courtrooms, protecting jurors, judges and witnesses.
- Communicated with dispatchers and patrol to relay status of complaints and emergency requests.
- Maintained security and order within courthouses.
- Built trust with local residents through active participation in community policing initiatives.
- Guided newer deputies in professional development through mentorship and training support.
- Escorted and transported prisoners between correctional facilities, courthouses, and state institutions.
Detention Deputy
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
North Charleston, South Carolina
04.2016 - Current
- Maintained order and discipline within housing facility, fostering a secure environment for inmates and staff.
- Minimized risk of escapes and other violations with constant vigilance.
- Conducted routine and unannounced searches to identify and remove contraband, enhancing overall safety and compliance.
- Supported inmates' daily living requirements by providing clothing, sustenance, and security.
- Served meals, distributed toiletries and oversaw dispersion of medication to inmates.
- Completed forms, reports and correspondence in full according to detention policies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA05-2014
Skills
- Report writing
- Training and mentoring
- Communication skills
- Threat assessment
- Team leadership
- Multitasking and organization
- Verbal de-escalation
- Time management
- Prisoner transport
- Deputy training support
Accomplishments
- Special Recognition Award - Fourth Quarter 2023
Timeline
Master Limited Duty Deputy
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
07.2017 - Current
Detention Deputy
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
04.2016 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Temple University