The Community Oriented Response and Engagement (CORE) Bureau is a specialized unit within the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, Law Enforcement Services Division, and is focused on building stronger ties with the community.  CORE’s mission compliments the Agency’s mission of improving public safety though innovative and inclusive law enforcement practices. Building trust and legitimacy with the community is a foundational principle for 21^st Century Policing is essential to improving public safety.

CORE is divided into 5 smaller units: Crime Prevention and Reduction Units (CPU and CRU), School Resource Officers (SRO), Behavioral Health Unit (BHU), and Deputy Sheriff’s Activities League (DSAL). CORE takes a multi-pronged approach including engagement, enforcement, support, and services. CORE hosts and participates in community events such as National Night Out, Faith and Blue, and Coffee with a Cop. We partner with the Board of Supervisors, Municipal Advisory Councils, Neighborhood Watch groups, and more. Our School Resource Officers respond to school related calls, but also support school events and programs such as the Explorer program. BHU offers support and services to the community by providing individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, juvenile diversion services, clinical case management, crisis intervention/crisis response, and victims of crime support. DSAL offers free health and fitness programs such as soccer, martial arts, and boxing to community members who are disadvantaged.