Sheriff Outreach Reflection Paper

Sheriff Outreach Section
The third division I was assigned to was the Sheriff Outreach Section, which provides the youth of Bibb County with beneficial information about various topics, such as drugs and peer pressure. This educational program is known as CHAMPS, which is an acronym that represents “Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety.” The program was taught at Riley Elementary School. The subject of the lesson was “peer pressure.” Initially, I shadowed the deputy that taught the CHAMPS programs. After observing him, I was instructed to teach the second class with his assistance. At first I was very nervous. However, after walking around the classroom asking the students a variety of questions, I begin to feel very comfortable with the atmosphere. The students were shown a fun educational video about peer pressure. Then we discussed the video …show more content…
Older courthouses were not constructed with public safety as objective. Courthouses were made to be ready accessible, thus they are harder to protect from vulnerabilities. The Bibb County Courthouse is an older courthouse but intensive security measures have been taken to make the environment safe as possible. There is only one entrance in the building. The other entrances are kept locked for protection purposes. No firearms are allowed in the building, this includes law enforcement officer’s weapons. As all visitors of the courthouse enter, their body is checked through the metal detector and their personal belongings are scanned. Anything that can be used as a weapon is confiscated and cannot be returned to the owner, such as scissors, fingernail filers, Tasers, and pepper spray. There are security cameras installed throughout the courthouse monitoring the daily