Edit staging 1 17 that the effects of trauma on memory can be seen by the post surgical results of HM a patient who can no longer form any new Long term memories new article created by User ViMITgirl nom by that the New York City Sheriff s Office once responsible for criminal investigations and running the city s jails now performs such tasks as enforcing parking tickets and collecting unpaid judgments new article created by User SGT141 nom by McKinley Jesse F Y I The New York Times November 27 1994 Accessed January 21 2008 Established in 1626 the Sheriff s office in Manhattan and its equivalents in the other boroughs served as a major part of the patchwork of law enforcement agencies that existed before the city s consolidation in 1898 After that the new New York City Police Department took over the responsibility for criminal investigations and arrests As recently as 1942 the Sheriff was also responsible for manning and administering the city s jails a duty now carried by the Department of Correction Today the sheriff s primary duties are enforcing court ordered judgments and fines including unpaid parking tickets and littering fines and collecting judgments from reluctant losers in private lawsuits said John George the Sheriff s executive assistant References