Sheriff's Youth Week Applications Available

Applications are being accepted for the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Youth Week program.

The 21st annual program, open to high school-aged students, aims to give participants the opportunity to explore interests in law enforcement through police academy-style training and instructional sessions by municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies.

The free program is scheduled to be held July 8-12. The deadline for application is June 7.

“Recruits” report daily by 7:45 a.m. with the day ending at 4 p.m. Each day is filled with academic instruction as well as drill, physical training and ceremonies. Sheriff Youth Week concludes with a formal graduation ceremony on Friday with parents and friends encouraged to attend, according to a release.

“I’m very proud that many of our Sheriff Youth Week graduates discovered law enforcement as a career choice at Sheriff Youth Week and have gone on to professions in law enforcement and public safety,” Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said in the release.

For information about Sheriff Youth Week, contact Undersheriff Ted Freeman at 732-577-5748, or log onto http://www.monmouthsheriff.org, click on community programs, click on Sheriff Youth Week and download an application.