Citizen's Police Academy
Citizen's Police Academy is a program designed to acquaint community residents who are not sworn police officers with the activities of their local police department.
The programs vary by department. One common feature is the option to participate in a ride-along with a police officer for a shift to see what a day as a police officer is like.
Typical academy content[]
Programs include topics like:
- Department Organization and Ethics
- Overview of the Legal System - Criminal/Constitutional Law
- Use of Force - Patrol Procedures
- Firearms Training
- SWAT Demonstrations
- K-9 Demonstrations
- Air Support
- Homicide
- Traffic/DWI Enforcement
- Jail tours
- Cadet Training
- Bomb Squad
- Forensics
- Recruiting
- Domestic Violence
- Station Tour
- Dispatch Tour
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Criminal and Youth Investigation
Other programs you may be interested in[]
- Community Emergency Response Team
- Citizen's Fire academy
External links[]
- Austin Texas Citizen Police Academy
- Boynton Beach Citizen Police Academy
- Spark's Citizen's Police Academy
- Livermore Citizen's Police Academy
- LVMPD Citizen's Police Academy
- Calgary Citizen's Police Academy
- New York City
- Elk Grove Village Police Academy
Also see: List of other Citizens' Academies
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