The Law Enforcement Explorer Program is a Sheriff's Department youth oriented program. Its primary purpose is to provide, through actual experience, a means by which young men and women may determine if they would like to pursue a career in law enforcement. The program also provides the Sheriff's Department with additional human resources and it opens an important avenue of understanding with an e
nergetic, concerned society of young people. After acceptance into the Program, initial training for new Deputy Explorers takes place at one of the Sheriff's Explorer Academies. The North Explorer Academy POST 1097, is located at The College of the Canyons, 26455 N. Rockwell Canyon Road building X-12, Valencia. The Explorer Academy consists of approximately 184 hours of instruction, based on the actual Sheriff’s Department Training during 18 weeks on Saturdays. Subjects such as community relations, criminal law, demeanor, fi****ms safety, narcotics control, police procedures and weaponless defense must be mastered. The trainees are required to undergo drill and physical training as well as their classroom work. Satisfactory completion of the Academy earns the Deputy Explorer ten high school unit credits. In some cases, college credit can also be earned by post-graduation Academy involvement.
