Senior Project Presentation

Alejandro Lopez

Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Youth

Citizen’s Academy
Why did I choose
this project?
I chose this project
because:

● Interest in law
enforcement
● Appreciation
● Getting it done
over the summer
● Shadowed an
officer for Junior
Project
● Family influence
My Mentor’s
Role:
● My mentor is
Deputy Sheriff
Don Fletcher
● Worked for
Sheriff’s Office for
20+ years
● Advised me to
explore all options
● Joked around,
introduced me to
people
Detailed
description &
time spent
● Skip week of work
● Approx. 6 hours a
day, 10:00 - 4:00
a day
● Never a routine,
different schedule
daily
Detailed
description &
time spent
● Many presenters
explain their jobs
● On Monday,
covered part of
Detention
Division, VIPs,
explorers, and
toured the jail
Detailed
description &
time spent
● Many presenters
explain their jobs
● On Tuesday,
covered more of
the Detention
Division, mental
health, jail
programs, and
SERT
Detailed
description &
time spent
● On Wednesday,
covered Law
Enforcement
Division, featured
Defense Tactics,
Use of Force Sim.,
Tour of Main
Office
Detailed
description &
time spent
● On Thursday,
covered Speciality
Units, featured K-
9, EOD, Marine
Unit, SAR, H1,
and SWAT
Detailed
description &
time spent
● On Friday,
covered
Investigations,
featured Property
Crimes, CSI,
Toured the
Coroner's Office,
and ended it with
Graduation
 ● Remembering information
Incidents of ● Scared to fail on the Use
Challenge, Insight, of Force Simulator
● Overcame the
and Success
Information Problem
● Overcame Use of Force
Problem
● Successful in UoFS
 ● Grew in regards of
Discipline, and self
Personal Growth, reflection
Skills Acquired, ● Learned Trigger Discipline
Lessons Learned ● Jobs of Sheriff’s Office
● Value of SRT
● Responsibilities of the
Sheriff’s Office
● Learned how to fire
weapons
● I learned that Sheriff’s
deserve a lot more
respect than they get.
Thank you for your time!

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