Russellville Police Department Explorer program consist of young men and women between ages 14-20 interested in going into the field of law enforcement.
A Police Explorer is a person between the ages of 14 and 20 who are interested in the field of law enforcement. He or she participates in meetings, training sessions, ride-alongs with experienced police officers, and other activities such as the Explorer Police Academy as part of the learning process. Leadership positions are obtained through the completion of certain training requirements.
Some examples of training and activities consist of, Domestic Violence, Search and Seizure, Criminal Justice System, Department General Orders, Handcuffing, Crime scene investigation, Hands-on
First aid (CPR), Crowd and traffic control, Department radio procedures, SSGT Defensive Tactics (self defense), Law Enforcement Explorer Police Academy, Accident investigation, Fingerprinting and many more.
Russellville Police Explorer's meet every other Tuesday evenings at 6:00pm at the Russellville Police Department. Anybody interested in joining or for any questions regarding the Russellville Police Explorers can contact Lt. Jeff Michael, Sgt Linda Michael, John Fike, or Ofc Chelsea Torbert at the Russellville Police Department. Or by going to (http://russellvillepd.org/forms/exp.pdf) for the Police Explorer's application.
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