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Exploring Career Achievement Award - Law Enforcement
Exploring Post
2021 requirements, effective May 1, 2021
Requirements
Explorers must complete nine of the following achievements in order to qualify for the award.
Achievements annotated with an asterisk (*) are required to earn the award.
1.
*Earn the Law Enforcement Training
Proficiency Award.
2.
Complete a certified Law Enforcement Exploring Advanced Training program. Certification requirements for agencies or organizations providing basic and/or advanced Law Enforcement Exploring training are outlined in the Law Enforcement Exploring section of the Exploring website.
3.
*Earn the Community Service Proficiency Award.
Note: The 100 hours of community service mandated for this award exceeds the level of community service required for the Career Achievement Award for all Exploring career interest programs.
4.
Earn the Law Enforcement Exploring Physical Fitness Proficiency Award. Note: An Explorer who is unable to earn this award due to a medical condition or physical disability can fulfill this
achievement by reviewing information in the Cognitive Assessment Study Guide for this award, passing the Cognitive Assessment test with a minimum score of 90 percent, and making a presentation to the post on the importance of physical fitness, proper nutrition, and stress management for law enforcement officers.
5.
Earn the Crime Prevention Proficiency Award.
Note: The mandated 25 hours of service in support of sponsoring agency crime prevention projects can be applied to the 100 hours of service required for the Community Service Proficiency Award.
6.
*Earn the Law Enforcement Service Proficiency Award. Note: The required 25 hours of service required for the Crime Prevention Proficiency Award can be applied to the 100 hours of service required for the award.
7.
*Earn the Emergency Preparedness Proficiency Award.
8.
Earn the Firearms Training Proficiency Award.
9.
Earn the Drug Abuse Prevention Proficiency Award.
10.
Attend a biennial National Law Enforcement Exploring Conference or a state, regional, or local conference or academy that is a minimum
of three days in duration and primarily focuses on law enforcement training, competition, or other related activities.
11.
Attend a biennial National Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academy or a certified local, state, or regional Law Enforcement Exploring Leadership Academy.
12.
Provide a minimum of 25 hours of program support to a Middle School Explorer Club with a career interest in law enforcement.
13.
Observe (for a minimum of five hours) a state and/or federal criminal trial and make a presentation to the post regarding the basis for the trial and observations about the proceedings and protocol.
14.
Conduct an analysis of a litigated police misconduct case and present a report to the post detailing the allegations, facts, and disposition of the case. Following the presentation, lead a discussion about the conduct of the officers involved within the contexts of ethics and professionalism in law enforcement.
15.
Visit a forensic laboratory and make a presentation to the post on any one element of forensic processing (i.e., fingerprints, DNA, digital evidence, impression and pattern evidence, etc.) and how first responders to a crime scene can best identify and preserve such evidence until crime scene specialists arrive.