Those in the Explorer Program meet every Wednesday evening at the Denver Police Academy. At our meetings we provide training in the skills, knowledge, tactics and thought processes necessary for law enforcement officers. New explorers attend a recruit training program which runs from September to May. This program focuses on personal discipline as well as basic knowledge and skills. Recruit training occurs mostly in the classroom or "on the matts." Examples of recruit training classes include the following:
-Constitutional Law
-Officer Safety
-Handcuffing
-Drill and Ceremony
Many other Explorers who successfully complete the recruit training program go on to more advanced training. The graduate-level explorer training focuses heavily on the specific tasks that law enforcement officers are required to complete. Graduate-level training utilizes some class-room training, but is primarily a hands-on program which uses role-playing as a means of instilling skills and thought processes. Examples of graduate-level explorer training include the following:
-Traffic Stops
-DomesticViolence Response
-Building Searches