Newly hired Cadets attend and successfully complete a comprehensive 26-week training academy, which includes classroom study and examinations in Jail Procedures, Classification of Incarcerated Persons, Progressive Physical Training (for more information regarding the Physical Agilities Test, please click here), Defensive Tactics, Security Maintenance, Supervision of Inmates, Assaultive Behavior, Emergency Procedures, Firearms Training, Courtroom Procedures, Criminal and Civil Proceedings, and related subjects. If successful in the written exam process, candidates will be required to complete the following: a comprehensive background investigation, a Computer Voice Stress Analysis Exam, an employment interview with Sheriffs sworn management, a psychological examination, a physical abilities test, a physical assessment, and a full medical examination, including drug screening.