How to Design Your Own Sheriff's Badge
As a law enforcement professional, you are already aware that the most symbolic representation of your Sheriff's office is the department's badge. By providing your officers with a customized badge, you can represent you department in a professional manner, while also communicating the the unique qualities of your county.
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Assemble a design committee with representation from all of the stakeholders in your county government. Get support from county officials, sheriff's department administrative personnel and the law enforcement officers who will be wearing the badge. The committee will also provide an opportunity for a number of possible design suggestions to be introduced.
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Incorporates items like your local seal that make your county unique. Make sure the message that you wish to convey about your community is properly represented on the badge.
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Contact a law enforcement supply company in order to have the badge produced. Any law enforcement supply vendor should offer the ability to produce both a metal version of the badge, as well as the side patches that the officers wear on the shirt sleeves of their uniforms.
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Guard the legal status of the badge with a trademark. File the necessary legal documentation with the US Trademark and Patent Department. This will give you the ability to legally restrict the use of the new badge to just your department.
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Develop a series of internal control policies to protect the badge from theft. Not only are customized badges expensive, they also carry a significant amount of intangible value due to their representative status. Require an internal control process to guarantee that each individual who is assigned a badge returns it when they no longer need it.
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