Sheriff Douglas Gillespie  

CITIZENS' POLICE ACADEMY

 
The program first started under the direction of  then Sheriff John Moran in 1991.  Sheriff Bill Young has continued the program
and we now have a waiting list for this very popular program. The Citizens' Police Academy has had over 1,100 graduates from
the program and looks  forward  to even  more  of our outstanding  citizens  participating  in this program in the years to come.
The academy  gives our citizens  first-hand information on how and why  the Department operates,  and  examines the culture 
 of police work and the organization.  It provides an  excellent opportunity for the citizens to interact with Department members.

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The Citizens Police Academy (C.P.A) is a 12-week program which gives our community members first-hand information on the
on the role of police officers in the  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The students meet every Wednesday
Wednesday evening from 6 pm  to 9:30 pm.  The  program  involves  both  classroom  and  interactive  instruction. Participants
are given the same information that our police recruits and officers taking in-service classes receive.
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INSTRUCTORS

 

Classes Schedule

 
Week 1- Welcome from your Training Sergeant - Metro Organization & Culture
 
Week 2 - Criminal / Constitutional Law -  K-9 Demonstration
 
Week 3 - The World of a Police Officer
 
Week 4 - Vice Section
 
Week 5 - Gangs / Dangerous Drugs
 
Week 6 - CPAAA  (Alumni Association) -  MVP (Metro Volunteer Program)  - County Jail Tour
 
Week 7 - Homicide / Use of Force       
                     

Week 8 - Air Support / Traffic / DWI Enforcement

 
Week 9 - Firearms Training  (Police Firing Range) - SWAT Demonstration
 
Week 10 - Police Recruitment / Domestic Violence
Week 11 - Sergeant's Night                     

Week 12 - Graduation Night
 

During those twelve weeks, you will also have the opportunity to sit-along with our Communications Bureau, 911 Dispatch, as well as

ride-along in a patrol car with an officer so you can see first hand what a day in the life of our dispatchers and our officers is like.

 

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CLASS 2009-2
 

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