What is Exploring?
 

 

          Exploring is a youth oriented program. The primary purpose is to provide a means by which young men and women may determine, through actual experience and training, if they would like to pursue a career in law enforcement as adults. Secondly, the program provides the police department with additional human resources and opens a very important avenue for understanding today's youth. Law Enforcement Explorer Posts are active in police agencies throughout the nation.

         Police Explorers assist sworn police officers by performing non-hazardous duties such as assisting in crime reduction campaigns, evidence searches, disaster assistance, community relations activities, and civic events.

        To qualify for the position of Police Explorer, you must maintain at least a "C" average in school, be between 14 and 21 years of age, be of good moral character, and have no arrest record. Preferred that you live in the Martinsburg / Berkeley County area. Explorers are required to attend meetings on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.

        This specialty youth career oriented program is endorsed by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the National Sheriff's Association. More than 2,800 police and sheriff's departments have organized explorer posts specializing in law enforcement. These posts can provide assistance in crime prevention programs and traffic control, and as aides to patrol officers.
 

        Law Enforcement Exploring is a program of the Boy Scouts of America

 
Objectives
 
        To provide members with the opportunity to gain a meaningful insight into a career in law enforcement.
       To stimulate interest in the member allowing them to consider further training and education for a law enforcement career.
        To develop character and good citizenship.
       To instill a genuine wish to demonstrate desirable habits, attitudes, and practices as contributing members of society.