Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Tag: Police Explorers
Patrol
Assessing the Proposal of Police Apprenticeships: On Paper vs. In Practice
It's certainly advisable—even valuable—to entertain suggestions of new approaches to the matter of recruiting and training new officers, because as the saying goes, if you keep doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep getting what you've got.
March 24, 2023
Patrol
Pennsylvania Teens Hope Cadet Academy Leads to Career in Policing
Given today's staffing crisis, it's imperative that the profession not give up on giving interested young people every opportunity to explore policing.
January 27, 2023
Command
VA Agency Hopes Youth Program Will Help Fill Ranks
“The program introduces kids to police officers, but the students can also serve as ambassadors,” Capt. Wilson Lee said. “So, it’s a force multiplier in police recruitment.”
December 7, 2022
Patrol
Exploring Policing: Training Young People in the Profession Yields Benefits
Simply by participating in Cadet, Explorer, and Internship programs, young "recruits" almost always become advocates and ambassadors for police within their families and peer groups—that outcome alone is worthwhile return on investment, regardless of whether or not any individual goes on to become a sworn officer.
November 4, 2022
Patrol
Louisiana Agency's Explorer Program Follows Proven Path of Police Recruiting
Efforts such as the one undertaken by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office may be the most proven pathway toward increasing interest in young people to pursue training in the field of policing.
March 11, 2022
Patrol
The Lighthouse: Cops Are a Beacon for American Kids
Cops have a truly unique opportunity to be the lighthouse that guides little ships—our children—giving them immediate safety, guiding them to future security, and finding them safe harbor.
February 28, 2020
Patrol
Addressing the "Hiring Crisis" in Law Enforcement
Investments in Explorer programs, Police Athletic Leagues, Teen Cadet Academies, summer internship programs, and other initiatives that benefit kids can pay untold dividends down the road.
September 27, 2019
Patrol
Jury Finds Five Gang Members Guilty in Slaying of Young NYPD Explorer
Five gang members were convicted of first-degree murder Friday for killing a 15-year-old aspiring New York Police Department officer on the night of June 20, 2018.
June 17, 2019
Patrol
Arrests Made in Murder of New York Police Explorer
Five suspects have been arrested in the brutal “mistaken-identity killing” of 15-year-old Lesandro (Junior) Guzman-Feliz last week.
June 25, 2018
Patrol
Video: CA Police Explorer Followed Footsteps of Slain Officer Mentor onto Force
A former East Palo Alto, CA, police explorer who responded to an officer shot and killed in 2006 followed the footsteps of that officer to join the force.
May 17, 2017
Patrol
CA Police Explorer Followed Footsteps of Slain Officer Mentor onto Force
A former East Palo Alto, CA, police explorer who responded to an officer shot and killed in 2006 followed the footsteps of that officer to join the force. More Here.
May 17, 2017
Patrol
SC Deputy Turned Life Around, Now Shares Lessons with Teens
In addition to not finishing school, Jackamonis worried about possible removal from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department Explorer Post, which introduces young people to the law enforcement field while teaching them discipline, accountability and responsibility.
February 20, 2017
Page 1 of 2
Next Page
