The only way I think I could have learned more would be to actually join the police force, and that isn't going to happen at my age. Citizens are instructed in the organizational history of the department, the hiring procedure for all police department employees, the training employees receive, and specific functions employees fulfill. The CPA is held on Tuesday nights in the spring class and on Thursday nights in the fall class. There is an orientation session at the beginning of the course that does not count as a training session. One of the most exciting things students get to do in the Citizen Police Academy is participating in the police driving exercise.
Students spend two hours in classroom instruction before going to the driving course.
At the end of the day, students get to chase each other in a good guy vs. bad guy scenario. The purpose of the course is to teach our students how officers are taught the right way and not the wrong way of driving when involved in a pursuit. There are additional rules and regulations that are covered during the orientation. While at the firing range, many students get to fire a weapon for the first time in their life. Inc. Design was provided by Site2Sight .