COPS, YOUTHS TEAM UP; TEENS LIKE BRUSH WITH LAW.Byline: Don Holland Daily News Staff Writer Torrey Anderson, an 18-year-old senior at Moorpark High School Moorpark High School, located in Moorpark, California, is a public high school in the Moorpark Unified School District and currently has an enrollment of 2,478 students.[1] , is thinking hard about his future these days. In the fall, he'll start college. But he's looking beyond that to a possible career in law enforcement. Anderson is one of 17 Ventura County high school students selected for the first-ever youth academy put on by Cops 'n' Jocks, a nationwide program that brings police and teens together. ``I learned about the cops, basically - what they think, what they do, and what different kinds of law enforcement careers there are,'' Anderson said. Since the after-school academy began 10 weeks ago, cadets have had classroom and practical instruction on traffic stops and other basic police procedures. Special weapons and tactics teams and bomb squads have put on demonstrations. And law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ranging from local police departments to the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. have made presentations. The cadets also have played the parts of police officers testifying in mock trials, and they have gone on mock job interviews. Their 67 hours of training will culminate with a final exam Noun 1. final exam - an examination administered at the end of an academic term final examination, final exam, examination, test - a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of . Cadets will pair up with police officers for a series of fictitious scenarios at the old Oxnard High School Oxnard High School, or OHS as it is commonly referred to, is a public four-year high school serving grades 9-12 in Oxnard, California. The school is the oldest in the Oxnard Union High School District, and is the oldest public high school in all of Ventura County. campus to test the skills they have learned, said Rich Randolph, director and founder of Cops 'n' Jocks. ``It's going to be like playing cop all night,'' said Randolph, an Oxnard Police Department traffic cadet and a reserve officer with the Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. Police Department. The youth academy has broadened career horizons for Kenton Spiegler, a 17-year-old junior at Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. . Although he is hoping for an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy and a career in the Army, Spiegler said he hasn't ruled out a career in federal law enforcement. But the Cops 'n' Jocks youth academy is less about recruitment than it is about breaking down barriers between police and teen-agers. ``Our theory is that, even if they never get involved in law enforcement as a career, we're going to have a law enforcement supporter out there,'' said Jeff Young
Jeff Young is an American guitarist. He graduated from Musicians Institute in 1985, and is best known for his time with the thrash metal band , a commander with the Oxnard Police Department and an adviser to the Cops 'n' Jocks program. Tom Cady, an assistant chief in the Oxnard Police Department, said the officers, who all volunteer their time, get as much out of the program as the teens. Since it was formed in Santa Paula in 1992, the Cops 'n' Jocks program has spread to 67 law enforcement agencies in 10 states. Last year, the California Department of Justice recognized it as Crime Prevention Program of the Year. Officers look for community and corporate funding of the program and expect up to 35 cadets in next year's youth academy, Randolph said. For more information, call Cops 'n' Jocks at (805) 385-8237. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Oxnard police Officer David Walker David Walker may refer to:
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