This bureau is comprised of seven details whose responsibilities are as follows:
Community Oriented Policing Teams (COPS)
- Identify and resolve “Quality of Life” issues within communities throughout the County;
- Build and maintain a strong, positive relationship with the citizens of the communities served by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; and
- Develop strategies for addressing specific community concerns, and work with community members and other agencies in order rectify those concerns.
Community Impact Teams (CIT)
- Primarily target gang members;
- Suppress gang related criminal activity in specific communities; and
- Provides assistance to Community Oriented Policing Teams.
High Impact Teams (HIT)
- Work in conjunction with the Community Oriented Policing Teams to resolve specific problematic areas within a community;
- Organize and conduct community surveys;
- Disseminate information gathered from community members to Department personnel; and
- Provide additional support to COPS Bureau through the use of surveillance, saturation patrols, and traditional law enforcement techniques.
Abatement Team
- Targets specific problematic properties including residences, businesses, vacant lots, etc.;
- Researches the history of an identified property history, determine ownership, and gather evidence to support a nuisance claim;
- Works with property owners and occupants to rectify identified issues; and
- When necessary, assembles a task force to resolve problems by means of the civil property abatement process.
Community Development Commission (CDC) Team
- Provides law enforcement services through a contract with the Housing Authority County of Los Angeles (HACoLA);
- Responsible for policing sixty‑five housing project sites throughout Los Angeles County;
- Provides crime prevention programs to site residents; and
- Conducts saturation and bicycle patrols at various sites.
Vital Intervention and Development Alternatives Program (VIDA)
- Provides structured drug and gang intervention programs to assist teenagers throughout Los Angeles County; and
- Consists of a sixteen week program which includes compulsory physical fitness, family counseling, health education, and associated intervention programs.
Parking Enforcement Detail (PED)
- Provides centralized administration of parking violation enforcement and citation processing for the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County; and
- Consists of non‑sworn personnel assigned to enforce parking and vehicle code related violations in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Explorer Programs
- Explorer Academy; and
- Conduct annual inspections of station explorer programs.