The Academy facilitates communication between police and citizens to allow for identification of their community's problems and solutions. Classes ran for eight weeks and consisted of such topics as criminal investigations, use of force, and the K9 program. Citizens especially enjoyed the hands-on training provided such as lifting their own fingerprints and participating in a mock domestic disturbance. The next Citizen Police Academy is scheduled to be conducted starting in March 2001. The Citizen Police Academy is held on a designated evening for ten consecutive weeks.
Classes are limited to ten students.
The first session is conducted in the Board Room of the North Fond du Lac Municipal Building. Subsequent sessions are conducted in various locations throughout the Village. Each student must complete a Citizen Police Academy application and needs to be at least 18 years of age. Students must also submit to a criminal background check and cannot have any felony convictions. In addition to class attendance, students should schedule at least a two hour ride along with a patrol officer anytime during the course of the Academy.