Citizens' Police Academy
The Citizens' Police Academy is an eleven-week educational program for Gaston County residents in an academy setting. It is intended to acquaint them with law enforcement's role in the criminal justice system and to provide them increased understanding of the tasks police officers face in their daily work. The instructors are officers and personnel from the Department who teach in their own areas of expertise.
The sessions begin with the presentation of the Department's philosophy toward Community Oriented Policing, which encourages citizens to develop a sense of cooperation with police in the common goal of providing a safe and secure community for all citizens. Following sessions include classes on Communications, Community Policing, Property and Evidence, Patrol Procedures, Juvenile Unit, Repeat Offenders, Criminal Investigations, School Resource Officers, D.A.R.E., Records, Criminal Law, Accreditation, Training & Employee Development, Crime Analysis, Special Investigations, Crime Scene, Hazardous Devices, Victim Assistance, E.R.T., K-9, Animal Control, and Environmental Crimes. Members may, if they choose to do so, ride in a patrol car for one shift to see first-hand what officers see and hear, and what they are trained to do under a variety of circumstances.
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