Contracts and Bonuses . The Abilene Police Department Youth Division, in cooperation with the Training Division, has been holding Youth Police Academy each year since 1994. The Youth Academy is modeled closely after the Abilene Police Department Citizen Police Academy.
Participation is restricted to high school seniors and juniors as space allows.
The Academy is an six week program that meets once a week for two hours. During the Academy teens are exposed to real police work as opposed to what they may see on television. The curriculum includes such classes as crime scene investigation, patrol procedures, police use of force, and an overview of the law. Feedback from participants has been very positive. Outreach Program Operation OutReach is a program conducted by the Abilene Police Department in conjunction with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.