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WELCOME TO THE LANCASTER
STATION EXPLORER'S WEB SITE!
What are Explorers?
| Since its inception in 1969, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department's Law Enforcement Explorer Program has created new inroads of
understanding between youth, law enforcement, and the general citizenry.
Deputy Explorers are not just "talkers." They receive extensive training and then actively participate in community affairs and non-hazardous law enforcement activities. |
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The Law Enforcement Explorer Program is a Sheriff's Department youth oriented program. It is affiliated with the special interest phase of the Boy Scouts of America.
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 energetic, concerned society of young people.
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What Do Deputy Explorers Do?
Deputy Explorers assist Regular Deputy Sheriffs by performing non-hazardous duties such as report writing, public fingerprinting, assist in "Operation Kid Print," crowd assistance at parades and civic events, anti-crime campaigns, search missions, and statistical computations. Deputy Explorers usually work at the Sheriff s Station closest to their homes. Special assignments, such as parades, air shows, conferences, and expositions, will sometimes require that an Explorer travel to other parts of the County. Deputy Explorers are non-compensated but completely insured while in training and on duty. New members are expected to furnish their own uniforms and equipment upon acceptance into the Program. |
| Academy Training
After acceptance into the Program, initial training for new Deputy Explorer recruits takes place at the Lancaster Sheriff's Station, located at 501 West Lancaster Blvd. The Explorer Academy consists of approximately 184 hours of instruction during 18 weeks of training on Saturdays. Subjects such as community relations, criminal law, demeanor, firearms safety, narcotics control, police procedures and weaponless defense must be mastered. The recruits are required to learn drill and undergo physical training as well as their classroom work. |
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An average academy class will start with aproximately 50 recruits and end with less than 25.
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.
Think you've got what it takes?
Become an North Academy recruit.
Who Are We Seeking?
To qualify for acceptance to the North
Explorer Academy at Lancaster Station, you must:
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Have at least a "C" average in high school,
Be between the ages of 15 and 21 years of age, Be of good moral character without any serious arrest record, Meet the same basic physical requirements as a Deputy Sheriff. . |
Only those individuals who graduate from the Academy are
accepted into the Explorers.
How and Where Do I Join?
If you decide you want to become a Law Enforcement
Explorer, and you feel that you meet the minimum qualifications, please
contact
the Explorer Advisor at any of the Sheriff's Stations located
throughout the County, and listed below. You need not live in an area policed
entirely by the Sheriff's Department tobecome a member of the Explorer
Program.
Discuss the Law Enforcement Explorer Program with your friends and family. Make a decision today: Explore law enforcement, and provide vital services to your community.
For more information or if you decide
that you would like to become a Los Angeles County Deputy Explorer, please
contact Deputy Mike Kuper at: Lancaster
Station Explorer Program or call (661) 948-8466.
