{"id":707,"date":"2016-08-03T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/?p=707"},"modified":"2016-08-03T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T13:30:16","slug":"union-county-sheriffs-youth-police-academy-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/sheriff\/press-releases\/main\/2016\/08\/03\/union-county-sheriffs-youth-police-academy-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"Union County Sheriff’s Youth Police Academy Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan congratulates the graduates of the 2016 Union County Sheriff\u2019s Youth Police Academy during a ceremony at the Rahway High School Performing Arts Center. More than 90 middle and high school students from throughout Union County participated in this year\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

Recruits in the youth academy received hands-on experience in a wide variety of emergency services and law enforcement functions and training.\u00a0 In addition, the youths had the opportunity to learn respect for law enforcement through positive interaction during their time in the program.<\/p>\n

During the two-week program, the teens engaged in a physical training regime twice a day while attending lectures on subjects such as crime scene investigations, K-9 and motor vehicle stops.<\/p>\n

Through classes trips and visits by guest speakers, the recruits met with representatives from the Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Police Department, the Union County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, Union County Corrections, the Union County SWAT Team, the New Jersey State Police, NJ department of Corrections, Elizabeth EMS, the Kenilworth Police Department, the Hillside Police Department, the Roselle Police Department and the Cranford Police Department.<\/p>\n

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