El Paso County Sheriff's Office

Explorers
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Post 5 - is program geared for young men and women who have completed the eighth grade and are 14 years of age, or are 15 years of age but have not yet reached their 21st birthday.
The goal of the post is to help El Paso County youth gain insight into a variety of programs that offer hands-on career activities. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office aims to provide a scouting experience for young men and women who are interested in careers in the field of law enforcement.
Explorer Post 5 gained National recognition during the week of July 20th through July 26th 2008, as the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Explorer Post 5 participated in the 2008 National Law Enforcement Explorer Conference (NLEEC) held at Colorado State University. The conference is held bi-annually and is open to 500 teams from across the nation. The conference consists of seminars, demonstrations and most importantly, team competitions. Most major law enforcement agencies, both local and federal, sponsor and maintain an Explorer Post and therefore, participated in such conference.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office was able to sponsor a team of 10 Explorers and 4 Deputy Advisors for the week long conference. Our Explorer Post competed in several team competitions and were able to obtain (2) Top Ten recognitions in the areas of White Collar Crime and Arrest/Search & Seizure. They were also able to represent themselves well in the areas of Crime Prevention and Bomb Threat Assessment.
The competitions consist of interactive/scenario simulations in which they are presented with an objective, enter the scene, and through teamwork and efficiency must complete such objective. Each scenario provides real challenges in the form of role players, evidence, scene safety, props and a judging panel present at the time. Explorers must be prepared to work as a team, arrest suspects/offenders, maintain officer safety, process evidence, demonstrate command presence and professionalism during each event.
Explorer Post 5 represented the Sheriff's Office, our communities and our city with immeasurable commitment and prestige, often being commended by other Explorer Posts for their appearance and overall attitudes.
For more information on the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Explorer Program contact (915) 921-5150.