To meet the Department's
mission in protecting the public, staff and offenders, the Eighth
Judicial District created a High Risk Unit. This unit functions as a
team and provides field surveillance and other related functions on sex
offenders, methamphetamine offenders, and other offenders assessed at a
high risk to recidivate. Officers work throughout the 14-county
District, primarily during evening and late-night hours, and provide
surveillance, electronic monitoring, drug and alcohol testing, warrant
service, and other related tasks on referred offenders. HRU officers are
uniformed, armed, and otherwise equipped as law enforcement officers. In
addition, officers are assigned visibly marked and fully equipped law
enforcement vehicles.
The HRU works closely and share information with all law enforcement
agencies.
