J-1200 Ride Along Program.pdf

Kern County Sheriff’s Office Policies and Procedures TITLE: RIDE ALONG PROGRAM NO: J-1200 APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner EFFECTIVE: August 1, 1990 REVIEWED: 5/15/2024 REVISED: 5/18/2004 UPDATED: 5/15/2024 J-1200-1 POLICY The Kern County Sheriff’s Office will provide certain individuals the opportunity to observe the operation of the Sheriff’s Office through the Ride-Along Program. The level or type of observation allowed will be defined by the approving authority. Participation in this program is a privilege. Persons who have provided compensation, as consideration or preference for a ride along, to any charity, event, or entity, public or private are ineligible to participate in the Ride- Along Program. A supervisor may terminate an individual’s participation at any time for inappropriate behavior on the part of the participant or for operational requirements of the Sheriff’s Office. Individuals accepted for this program will only be allowe