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Reserve Deputy Program
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office Reserve Division
is dedicated to recruitment and training of law enforcement
personnel to augment the Patrol Division of the Sheriff’s
Office.
The Reserve program began in 1963. The three officers in the
program at that time learned how to be peace officers with OJT—on
the job training. From that date until 1980, the Reserves
continued to receive informal training. In 1980 a new breed of
20 dedicated officers was required to attend a law
enforcement-training academy, the Reserve Academy. After
receiving a total of 440 hours of academic and practical skills
instruction, the cadets earned their full certification as
Arizona peace officers.
That was then. Now, prior to attending the academy, the officers
must complete a competitive written exam and physical fitness
test to be accepted into the Sheriff’s Office Reserve program.
Those applicants who pass the test are “sponsored” in the local
Reserve Academy. Thus begins their professional association with
law enforcement.
The cadets pay their own tuition and uniform costs during the
nine-month Academy. The cadets receive their “limited” status
after successful completion of six months of academic and
practical skills instruction including firearms training and
defensive driving.
After graduation, the cadets are fully certified peace officers.
The new officers must complete the Sheriff’s Office Field
Training Program before they are able to conduct solo patrols in
Yuma County. After Field Training, officers become an integral
part of the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division.
Reserve officers, the Sheriff’s Office corps of volunteer peace
officers, mirror the motivation and dedication of regular, paid
Deputies.
Reserves regularly assist serving high-risk search warrants.
They also work at civic functions like parades and the Yuma
County Fair. The Reserves also volunteer for other special
events and provide indispensable “coverage” for Deputies who are
on sick leave, who are in training, or who are assigned to other
special details. This pool of well-trained officers permits the
Sheriff’s Office to provide seamless law enforcement services to
residents of Yuma County.
For more information, contact:
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YCSO Reserve Deputy Program -
Sgt. Ryland Croutch
(928) 329-2020
Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. |
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