Chief Probation Officer Honored as Law Enforcement Official of the Year

Chief Probation Officer Mack Jenkins (right) and Probation Officer Bobby Burns were both recognized by the San Diego Crime Commission.

When asking local law enforcement leaders who should be named this year’s law enforcement official of the year, the San Diego Crime Commission kept hearing one name again and again – Chief Probation Officer Mack Jenkins.

Jenkins has worked closely with the public safety community over the past several months in his role as chairman of the Community Corrections Partnership. The group’s executive committee was tasked with a monumental challenge: creating a local plan for public safety realignment, which shifts thousands of offenders from state to county responsibility.

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Sheriff Bill Gore sit on the committee with Jenkins, and they presented the award to Jenkins at the San Diego Crime Commission’s awards ceremony Friday. In addition to his work on public safety realignment, Jenkins was honored for his contributions to public safety during his 33-year career, including the design and implementation of special supervision programs for domestic violence, sex and drug offenders.

Probation Officer Bobby Burns was also honored as one of the commission’s 16 Blue Knight award recipients. Other County recipients included Sheriff’s Department Detective Anthony Calvert and District Attorney Investigator Gary Helson.

The San Diego Crime Commission is a non-profit organization which builds public awareness about the impact of crime on the community and provides educational programs throughout the county.