Law Enforcement Academy
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The Academy
The law enforcement academy run by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is a 20-week program designed to prepare graduates for a career as a certified law enforcement officer. The academy trains officers from more than 15 municipal, county and state agencies and is recognized as a leader in law enforcement instruction statewide. Academy graduates go on to work as deputy sheriffs, police officers, fire/rescue personnel, CBI agents or state gaming agents throughout Colorado.
Peace Officer Standards and Training
The academy's curriculum covers all state of Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) requirements. Recruits must pass all POST certification tests in order to graduate. Classes are taught by highly qualified instructors, and most instructors are veteran officers with expertise in a particular discipline.
Major subject areas include:
The patrol procedures subject area includes an emphasis on law enforcement driving, arrest control, explosives ordnance destruction (EOD), SWAT tactics and critical incidents.
POST requires 546 hours of training, but the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office academy incorporates additional training and requires graduates to complete a total of 732 hours before graduation. Additional hours are spent on subjects such as arrest control, driving and firearms.
A Day In the Life of an Academy Recruit: 2009
We invited two of our recruits to chronicle their adventures in the in the law enforcement training academy. They blogged their way through firearms, fingerprints and fitness training, and now they're Colorado peace officers!
Traci's blog | Will's blog | Kevin's blog 
Applicants! Download the pre-academy fitness program
History
In 1908, Jefferson County Sheriff Alan Heater held Colorado's first law enforcement basic training academy, in Golden. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Academy, as it is currently known and operated, was established in 1965. Since that time, more than 1,000 recruits have graduated from the academy. Today, an average academy class holds 40 recruits.
Partnership
Academy instruction is a collaborative effort by several area agencies, producing an unsurpassed curriculum and learning experience for graduates. Participating agencies contribute toward curriculum development, training philosophies, theories and practices - consistent with modern law enforcement and Colorado POST requirements. Academy instructors demand great integrity and accountability from each recruit, and the academy's regimented atmosphere sets a tone of professionalism that remains with graduates throughout their careers.
"The academy trains officers from more than 15 municipal, county and state agencies and is recognized as a leader in law enforcement instruction statewide."
-- Doug Darr, Adams County Sheriff
Quoted in YourHub.com
Last Modified:
Jul 27, 2009 01:39 PM
