On May 2nd, twenty-five officer candidates were officially sworn in as officers of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department at Casa Lucia. This significant ceremony marked the conclusion of their rigorous twelve-week journey through our Correction Officer Training Academy (COTA) as Class 25-01. There, graduates built physical resilience and mental readiness while also fostering ethics and commitment to public service. Throughout the program, officers immersed themselves in a broad curriculum that included State Ethics Laws, Inmate Rights and Responsibilities, Emergency
Plans, Gang Awareness, Hostage Situations, and many more. Physical preparedness was also a significant focus, with weekly morning physical training, defensive tactics, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), and use of force training integrated into the program.