The **Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO)**, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a population of 2 million across Bexar County by enhancing public safety, safeguarding lives, rights, and property through crime reduction and community partnerships.[7][2] With **1,574 personnel**—including 1,242 sworn officers and 332 civilians—BCSO operates key divisions like the Law Enforcement Bureau (patrol, criminal investigations, organized crime), Detention Division, and support units such as Central Records for public information requests under the Texas Public Information Act.[2][1][5] Current Sheriff **Javier Salazar**, sworn in as the 34th sheriff on January 1, 2017, leads from the main facility at 200 N. Comal, overseeing substations, a training academy, and the Adult Detention Center.[1][3] Under his tenure, BCSO has innovated with specialized units like the **Adult Detention Mental Health**, Contraband Abatement Team, Public Integrity Unit, Mounted Patrol, Special Victims Unit, and SCORE for community education—blending traditional policing with modern community engagement.[1] A standout achievement is the **Specialized Multidisciplinary Alternative Response Team (SMART)**, deploying sworn officers alongside EMTs and clinicians to nonviolent mental health crises, supported by follow-up care managers and dispatch triage; this model includes jail-based mental health infirmaries, earning recognition as a national learning site.[2] BCSO emphasizes transparency via body-worn cameras, promptly releasing footage post-investigations (e.g., the 2020 Damian Daniels incident, where deputies were cleared).[3] The volunteer Reserve Program bolsters operations, with deputies logging 16+ monthly hours across patrol, jail, and investigations.[4] Though not a business entity, BCSO's tech-forward approaches—like updated body cam software and data-driven mental health responses—offer lessons for enterpris