The Florida Sheriffs Association is a statewide membership organization that represents Florida's elected county sheriffs. It provides training, legal and technical support, public-safety programs, and advocates for policies intended to enhance law enforcement capacity and community safety across Florida.
Focuses on criminal justice and corrections policy, public-safety funding and appropriations, law enforcement training and standards, emergency management, victim services, juvenile justice, substance‑use enforcement, and statutes affecting policing and county sheriffs' authorities
Primarily funded by membership dues from county sheriffs' offices, fees for training and conferences, grants and donations, and corporate/vendor sponsorships
Florida Sheriffs Association Foundation, Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, National Sheriffs' Association, and the network of Florida's elected county sheriffs
Non-profit membership association and law‑enforcement advocacy organization