SPECIAL Services Division

The Special Services Division is comprised of one Lieutenant, three Sergeants, a Support Services Supervisor, and a variety of non-sworn positions that support daily operations in the police department.

Peer support unit

The Peer Support Team is a team of South Jordan Police Department (SJPD) members, established to assist SJPD members and their families, in any event or situation where support would likely provide benefit to the member and/or family. The purpose of the Peer Support Team is to provide for the immediate needs of affected employees and their families (as needed) and to explain investigatory processes to employees/families involved in critical incidents. Additionally, team members offer support for personnel and their families who experience stresses generated by the role of law enforcement in today’s society.

Support Services

The Support Services Unit oversees the retention and dissemination of police department records. Some of these responsibilities include fulfilling GRAMA requests, ensuring compliance with state and federal reporting mandates, and administering department access to BCI.

School Resource officers

A school resource officer (SRO) is assigned to every school in South Jordan. SRO’s have a unique role where they work closely with school administration to find reasonable remedies to problems that occur at school. The SRO’s at Bingham and Valley High teach an elective law enforcement class to seniors. Middle School SRO’s teach D.A.R.E. to 5th graders within the boundaries of their respective schools.

SPECIAL SERVICES Statistics

Background Investigation Checks: 91

Disseminated Records: 3,106

GRAMA Requests: 2,096

Expungements: 569 (one-year increase of 450)

Fingerprints: 361

Right of Access - Utah Criminal History: 160

Crossing guard unit

The Special Services Division oversees the department’s crossing guards - 46 full-time and 6 substitute - that cover 28 school crossings within the city.