Course Contents:

Week One

Welcome & Introductions
Department Mission & Progress
Ethics, Goals, & Caracter
Requirements for New Recruits

Week Two

Gangs & Gang Violence
Use of Force Continuum

Week Three

Range Safety
POST Requirements
Firearms Demonstration

Week Four

Use of force
Defensive Tactics
Shoot - Don't Shoot Exercise

Week Five

Crime Scene Investigations
Identifying, Gathering, Labeling, & storage of Evidence
Mock Crime Scene Exercise

Week Six

Vehicle Stops (Felony & MIsdemeanor)
Search & Seizure Hazards & Techniques

Week Seven

Building Searches
How & Why Police React
Practical Exercise

Week Eight

Drug Identification & Detection
Undercover Operations
Patrol Interdiction
DUI Detection & Investigation
Intoximeter Demonstration

Week Nine

Graduation Dinner!

The Youth Academy is conducted during the Parks & Recreations Summer Programs since 1999!