Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
TRANSITION PROGRAM
NO: J-2100
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
07/25/1998
REVIEWED:
01/09/2026
REVISED:
01/09/2026
UPDATED:
01/09/2026
J-2100-1
POLICY
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to serving as a regional provider of law enforcement
training. To support this mission, the Sheriff’s Office regularly offers the P.O.S.T. Basic Peace
Officer Academy, S.T.C. Core Academy, and Park Ranger Academy, with seats available for non-
sponsored students.
Recognizing talent and motivation within our own ranks, the Sheriff’s Office acknowledges the
challenge of attending the academy while maintaining full-time duties. To address this, a
Transition Program has been established to support qualified and driven employees in becoming
sworn peace officers.
The program consists of reassigning selected employees from their current positions to the
Training Division for the dura