The Sheriff’s
Detentions Deputy Academy
Once you have completed the hiring process, you will be sent to the Kern County Sheriff’s Academy to receive basic law enforcement officer training. The academy is a para-military form of training emphasizing academics and fitness.
Hours of Training
Subjects Taught
Criminal Law
You will learn criminal law application and procedures, as well as penal, vehicle, health and safety codes and more.
Defensive Tactics
Knowing how to defend yourself from those wishing to do you or a member of the community harm are valuable skills you will learn.
Firearms
You will learn about firearms and how to safely and efficiently use them to save your life and the lives of civilians.
Tactical Ops
To protect yourself and members of the community, you will be trained in tactical operations and skills for a myriad of situations.
Lifesaving Skills
From CPR and first aid, to emergency childbirth, to putting out fires, you will master skills which one day may save a person’s life.
Criminal Law
You will learn criminal law application and procedures, as well as penal, vehicle, health and safety codes and more.
Defensive Tactics
Knowing how to defend yourself from those wishing to do you or a member of the community harm are valuable skills you will learn.
Firearms
You will learn about firearms and how to safely and efficiently use them to save your life and the lives of civilians.
Tactical Ops
To protect yourself and members of the community, you will be trained in tactical operations and skills for a myriad of situations.
Lifesaving Skills
From CPR and first aid, to emergency childbirth, to putting out fires, you will master skills which one day may save a person’s life.
DETENTIONS TRAINING OFFICER
- An experienced law enforcement officer with the ability to teach recruits and trainees how to properly, efficiently, safely, and bravely perform the duties of a Detentions Deputy working in a corrections environment.
- A mentor
- A Detentions Deputy role model
ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT
We can not emphasize it enough. Academics are important both in the police academy, and the field training program. Police officers need to be highly knowledgeable in all aspects of their position.
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Academy Completion
86% of all recruits who start the police academy graduate
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Academic Fail - Men
38% of male recruits failed the academy due to academics
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Academic Fail - Women
25% of female recruits failed the academy due to academics
*All statistics on this page were taken from the U.S. Department of Justice State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2013 report published in July of 2016. Click here to download the report.