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The county shire-reeve is quite helpful in policing the unincorporated areas.
by jschwartzi 8y ago
The county shire-reeve is quite helpful in policing the unincorporated areas.
- gumby 8y agoIndeed that's their primary function in California. At the other extreme: in Massachusetts their primary function is to provide a favor for some someone the governor owes a favor.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> > The county shire-reeve is quite helpful in policing the unincorporated areas. > Indeed that's their primary function in California. I think that depends on the county and the degree and population of unincorporated land; running the local detention and corrections system is arguably a more important role in much of California (certainly so in SF, where the City and County are coextensive so that there is no unincorporated land to police.)