Salt Lake City Police Department
Citizen’s Academy
The Salt Lake City Police Department is sponsoring a Citizen’s Academy as an opportunity for the residents of the community to become more acquainted with how the police department functions. The academy will begin on September 11, 2008.
During the 14-week academy, citizen members will receive training in varied aspects of law enforcement. They will experience firsthand some of the inside workings of the Police Department. Participants will be taught the basics of patrol tactics, defensive tactics, firearms and many other subjects. Academy members will meet and talk with many of the members of the department that serve them. These courses will take place in a safe and entertaining training environment.
Citizen Academy instructors are all law enforcement professionals, who teach both veteran and recruit police officers. Participants will obtain a deeper understanding of the Police Department’s function with an increased awareness of community partnership opportunities.
The minimum requirements are 18 years of age, must live or work in Salt Lake City proper and must be able to pass a background check. For more information, please call (801) 799-4300.