Hernando County Sheriff’s Citizens Academy Menu
Have you ever wanted to ride along with a deputy, tour the detention center or sit in as an observer during a shift at the emergency operations call center?
If you answered yes, then attending the next session of the HCSO Citizens Academy is your next step. When you graduate the six-week program you are given an opportunity to do any or all of the above, in addition to volunteering in various capacities at the HCSO.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce the new dates for the afternoon and evening sessions of the upcoming HCSO Citizens Academy.
The academy will begin on Thursday, Sept. 3 and will be held each Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. or from 6 to 9 p.m., with the final class on Oct. 8.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy gives citizens an insider’s view of the Sheriff’s Office and the criminal justice system.
Throughout the six-week course, citizens will observe demonstrations by K9 handlers, receive tours of the Sheriff’s Office, and learn exciting facts about Forensics, Uniform Patrol, Traffic Unit, Administration, Investigations, Vice & Narcotics, Communications/911, Aviation & Marine Units, Mounted Patrol, and Legal Issues and Perspectives.
Graduates of this course will have the option of riding along with a patrol deputy; observe in the Communications Center, and/or tour the jail. The Citizens Academy classes are FREE and they are offered to adults 18 years of age or older.
Teenagers, age 16 and 17, who have an interest in law enforcement may attend with an adult.
Interested individuals may click on the link below http://www.hernandosheriff.org/Programs/AcademyIndex.htm
to register.
The online application will be there so that citizens can sign up for the classes that begin Sept. 3. The deadline to register is by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. Once the application has been processed you will be notified of your acceptance in the class. Any other questions please call Michael Terry at (352) 797-3608.
