Sheriff's Office Program Gives Youths Hands-on Policing Experience

A new program at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office will give local youths a real world, hands-on policing experience. The Police Exploring program, which is part of the Boy Scouts of America, takes youths ages 16 to 20 with no criminal record and a good standing in school and introduces them to life in law enforcement. “The information they’re going to be getting is a mild version of what an officer learns on the road,” said Sgt.