Boggs said one of the most popular sessions involves a mock crime scene where students apply their knowledge of investigations. We try to give an overview of all crimes and what we do to solve them. Then we create a crime and have academy participants come through and try to solve it. Another session that tests the participants judgment is the DUI presentation. It shows what the officers have to deal with sometimes.
Some nice guys are totally different when they re drunk.
Sometimes it can be slow and dead and you see the boring side of it. And other times, you re going all the time. It gives you an idea of what an officer goes through in the day. Also an everyday part of life for officers is carrying a gun, and participants get first-hand experience with weapons safety and training, Boggs said. A carpenter takes a hammer to work with him everyday.