Since April 1982, the Phoenix Police Department's Citizen Police Academy has given business and community leaders an inside look at law enforcement. Students will have the opportunity to meet with the Police Chief, and they are encouraged to ask questions and express their concerns to police employees. The Phoenix Police Department hopes there will be a greater awareness and understanding of law enforcement's role in the community through the education provided by the Citizen Police Academy. The Phoenix Police Department offers several sessions of the Citizen Police Academy throughout the year.
Classes meet once a week for nine weeks.
The ninth session of the Academy is graduation. The classes are held at various police facilities within the City of Phoenix. Selection Procedure Citizen Police Academy students are selected by the Police Chief through a nomination process. Citizens are nominated by police staff and former Academy students. The names of the selected candidates are then placed on a waiting list.