Week 13 of 52 (March 25th, 2013 to
March 31st, 2013): Washington County Citizens Academy
This
week I started the Washington County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy. I am part of
the 30th class to go through the program and am accompanied by about
30 other law abiding citizens of Washington County who wanted to learn more
about what the Sheriff’s office does. The Citizens' Academy is a
continuing effort to help develop citizen awareness and understanding of the
role of law enforcement in the community. I personally am interested in the class
to learn more about the Sheriff’s office for either volunteering or having a
career in law enforcement.
The academy is over 55 hours of
training that consists of both classroom and hands-on instruction. Classes give
citizens an opportunity to observe the inner workings of the Washington County Sheriff's
Office. Students are actively involved in many interesting activities such as
using police equipment, participating in jail activities, and several role-play
scenarios. Sheriff's Office personnel from many fields explain and demonstrate
the duties and responsibilities of their positions, and participants will tour
the Sheriff's Office and other criminal justice facilities.
Because I just started the program,
there is much more to be learned and things to experience, which I will be
posting on a weekly basis. The first week we got an overview of the program,
and briefly discussed the Search and Rescue portion of the Sheriff’s Office.
If you are interested contact your
local Sheriff’s Office, or Police Department to learn more. If you live in
Washington County the information for their program can be found on the website
below.
Minimum Qualifications to attend
Citizens' Academy at the Sheriff's Office:
- Minimum 18 years of age.
- Willingness and ability to pass a thorough background check.
- No history of felony or violent misdemeanor arrest.
- Must not have been lodged in any jail in the last 10 years, and never in the Washington County Jail.
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