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!