{"id":237,"date":"2016-03-08T05:42:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T05:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2017-06-09T03:23:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T03:23:07","slug":"about-the-citizen-sheriffs-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/?page_id=237","title":{"rendered":"About the Citizen Sheriff\u2019s Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SCSO-Badge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50 aligncenter\" title=\"SCSO Badge\" src=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SCSO-Badge1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>\u201cSupport Your County Sheriff \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Become an Informed Citizen\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><strong> Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We, the members of the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office, are committed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being responsive to all ShelbyCounty \u2013 Citizens and visitors<\/li>\n<li>Promoting safe, secure communities<\/li>\n<li>Promoting community partnerships<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Delivering quality service<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Affording dignity and respect to every\u00a0individual<\/li>\n<li>Improving the quality of life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The values of the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office evolve around people, leadership, service, and performance. The Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office is also committed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encouraging employee creativity and<\/li>\n<li>Innovations<\/li>\n<li>Improving the effectiveness of the\u00a0\u00a0Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<li>Providing the same concern, respect, caring attitude, and supportive environment for all employees that they are expected to share when contacting citizens in ShelbyCounty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><em>Discover What It Means to \u201cServe and Protect.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SWAT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51 aligncenter\" title=\"SWAT\" src=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/SWAT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Shelby County <strong>Citizens Sheriff\u2019s Academy<\/strong> provides you with an opportunity to experience the real world of law enforcement and what it takes to become a Sheriff\u2019s Deputy.\u00a0 This 12-week course (one night per week) is offered to citizens 18 years of age and older who live and\/or work in ShelbyCounty. It is designed to help the public better understand the mission, operations, and functions of the Sheriff\u2019s Office,\u00a0 heighten community awareness, and improve communications between the SCSO and the communities it serves.<\/p>\n<p>Through presentations and demonstrations from the deputies themselves, you will learn some of the techniques and resources they use to train for duty, from traffic stops to drug enforcement to tactical team response.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to classroom instruction, you will experience live scenarios that place you right in the action. The SCSO Tactical Response Unit will demonstrate situations that they are trained to handle. From the planning stage through execution you will see how they prepare for a mission and why they use the methods and techniques they do.<\/p>\n<p>You will also get the opportunity to see up close some of the weapons used by the SCSO and what it takes to use them effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you will see videos of real-life situations encountered by law enforcement officers that cause you to rethink what it means for a deputy to respond to any situation.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong>Hands-on Training \u2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Firearms-Traing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Firearms Traing\" src=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Firearms-Traing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><strong>In and Out of the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office <strong>Citizens Sheriff\u2019s Academy <\/strong>will enable you to become part of the action with special activities such as a \u201cride-along\u201d with a Sheriff\u2019s Deputy, Firearms Range Day, and a tour of the CountyJail. These activities will help you gain a realistic understanding of the knowledge and skills it takes to do the job of a Sheriff\u2019s Deputy.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0SCSO Organization and Staffing<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Laws and the Court System<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Corrections<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Vehicle Stops \/ Pursuits \/ DUI<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Accident Investigations<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Investigations<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Drug Task Force<\/li>\n<li>Tactical Response Unit<\/li>\n<li>AL Firearms Laws and Safety Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For an application and course information, contact the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myshelbyso.com\/FirearmsSafety\/Pages\/CitizenSheriffsAcademy.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.myshelbyso.com\/FirearmsSafety\/Pages\/CitizenSheriffsAcademy.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSupport Your County Sheriff \u2013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Become an Informed Citizen\u201d Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office Mission Statement We, the members of the Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Office, are committed to: Being responsive to all&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/?page_id=237\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":235,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions\/358"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/shelbycountylefoundation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}