EXPLORER

EXPLORER

EXPLORER Summary

Title:

EXPLORER

ID:

1800

Department:

Department of Law Enforcement

Category:

N/A

Salary Range:

NON PAID

Campaign Start Date:

03/29/2026 Description

PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

EXPLORER

POST 955

"

PRIDE IN SERVICE WITH INTEGRITY

"

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

1.

YOUNG ADULT BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 21

2.

MAINTAIN AT LEAST A

"C"

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

3.

HAVE PARENT/GUARDIAN APPROVAL

4.

BE IN GOOD HEALTH

5.

BE OF GOOD MORALCHARACTER WITH NO ARREST OR CONVICTION

6. ONE (1)

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

(MAY

BE FROM A SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTY, SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, TEACHER, CLERGY OR AN ADULT NOT RELATED TO YOU

) 7.

ATTEND TWO

(2)

MEETINGS WITH THE POST

8.

PASS A SELECTION PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN INTERVIEW AND A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP

1.

MEMBERS MUST ATTEND 80

%

OF ALL EXPLORER MEETINGS

2.

MEMBERS MUST ATTEND 80

%

OF ALL EXPLORER FUNCTIONS

3.

MEMBERS MUST HAVE DUES CURRENT

4.

MEMBERS MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST A

"C"

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

5.

MEMBERS MUST ABIDE BY ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXPLORER POST 955 NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE EXPLORERS AND PARENTS

IN

ORDER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF EXPLORER POST 955, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA MUST BE MET. COMPLETE ONLINE APPLICATION

SHERIFF'S

OFFICE BACKGROUND

ATTEND

TWO CONSECUTIVE POST MEETINGS

COMPLETE

ORAL INTERVIEW BY ADVISOR AND/OR BOARD IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONTINUE YOU MUST COMPLETE THE RELEASE FORM PACKET AVAILABLE

FROM

THE FRONT DESK OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE

(IF

YOU ARE UNDER 18 THIS PACKET HAS

PAGES

THAT MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR PARENT/GUARDIAN

).

YOU MUST ALSO BE FINGERED. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE TO ATTEND A MEETING YOU MAY REACH OUT TO ONE

OF

OUR EXPLORER ADVISORS

DEPUTY

GLYNDA BROOKER GBROOKERPUTNAMSHERIFF.ORG

SERGEANT

FRED DUNBAR FDUNBARPUTNAMSHERIFF.ORG MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED EVERY MONDAY 6 PM TO 8 PM UNLESS A HOLIDAY OR OTHERWISE

 NOTED ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

THE

INTENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORERS IS TO EDUCATE YOUNG ADULTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS

AND

TO GAIN THEIR INTEREST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS, WHETHER THEY ENTER A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER

OR

NOT. THROUGH INVOLVEMENT, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORER PROGRAM ESTABLISHES AWARENESS TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE. THE PRESENCE OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORER POST WITHIN AN

AGENCY

CAN BE A POSITIVE FACTOR IN INFLUENCING DEPARTMENTAL ATTITUDES, BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY.

POST

MEMBERS ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE EFFORTS OF COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL.

LATER, THEY

THEIR OBSERVATIONS WITH THEIR PEER GROUP. BECAUSE EXPLORERS ARE IN THE IMPRESSIONABLE

YEARS

OF YOUNG ADULTHOOD, IT IS THAT THE BASIC TENETS OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY CAN BEST BE INSTILLED.

ADDITIONALLY, COMMISSIONED

PERSONNEL NORMALLY EXPOSED TO YOUTH-INVOLVED CRIMINAL OFFENSES CAN

OBSERVE

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH. EXPLORING PROVIDES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY

AN

OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER AN INVESTMENT IN IT'S OWN FUTURE THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH FIT AND CAPABLE

YOUNG

ADULTS. ABOUT THE PROGRAM

EXPLORING

CAN FURTHER EACH MEMBER'S EDUCATION, ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN A REWARDING AND PRODUCTIVE

SERVICE

ACTIVITY, AND ENHANCE PREPARATION FOR FUTURE ROLES AS CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SEVERAL APPROACHES ARE USED TO ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPLORING. ONE OF WHICH IS WEEKLY

MEETINGS

W REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

(LOCAL, STATE

AND FEDERAL

)

INTRODUCE

EXPLORERS

TO DIVERSE ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. SECONDLY, EXPLORERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE

IN

LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIME PREVENTION, RECORD

KEEPING, RADIO

COMMUNICATIONS, FIRST AID TRAINING, AS WELL AS SEARCH AND RESCUE PROCEDURES. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMED

UNDER

THE SUPERVISION OF DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AND DEMONSTRATE THAT EXPLORING CAN HAVE MORE THAN A SUPERFICIAL

ROLE

IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IN

ADDITION TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF SUPERVISED LEISURE ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE. THESE INCLUDE

TRAVEL, COMPETITIONS, TARGET

SHOOTING, RIDE ALONGS, AND MORE. FOR THOSE YOUNG ADULTS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS, T ARE SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAMS

AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.

ACCIDENT

INSURANCE FOR EXPLORER ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE LEARNING FOR LIFE, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. THE

COST

OF INSURANCE IS PAID THROUGH REGISTRATION FEES.

ALTHOUGH

THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY THE PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE NOT FUNDED BY THE SHERIFF'S

OFFICE.

WE STRIVE TO TEACH YOUNG ADULTS RESPONSIBILITY BY HAVING THEM EARN THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH FUNDRAISING EVENTS. THE AMOUNT OF EXPENSES THAT POST 955 WILL PAY VARIES ACCORDING TO PARTICIPATION

AND

FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THEIR TREASURY.

UNIFORMS

ARE INITIALLY PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE EXPLORERS BY THE PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

; HOWEVER, REPLACEMENT

OF LOST OR MISSING ITEMS MUST BE ABSORBED BY THE INDIVIDUAL THEY WERE ISSUED

TO.