The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the 2023 Youth Academy, held on July 12 and 13, 8am-3:30pm.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Youth Academy is a cooperative activity in which all participants must work together to make the program safe and successful. The program’s training is accomplished primarily in a classroom setting, although some trainings take place outdoors. The program involves some physical activity such as training in self-defense tactics.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office does its best to make this a positive experience, which emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, and community service; it provides participants with the opportunity to learn about careers in law enforcement and related agencies.
The training program involves instruction in the areas of:
- Criminal Law overview
- Patrol Division procedures
- Investigations Division procedures
- Crime Scene Investigations
- Custody Division orientation
- Defensive tactics
- K9 presentation
- SWAT
- Search and Rescue — presentation and practical exercises
- Practical Scenarios
For further details, and applications for this academy please visit the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page and click on the provided link.
