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The Salt Lake City Police
Department is sponsoring an opportunity for the residents of the
community to become closely acquainted with how the police
department functions. The Salt Lake Police Citizen Academy
draws the police and the community closer together in a setting that
brings the essence of police training to each participant.
During the twelve week academy, citizen members will receive two
hours of training one evening every other week in the 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. All this
takes 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.
TO APPLY:
Citizen Academy students are selected through an application
process. Interested applicants should forward the
attached application form to
Yvette.Zayas@slcgov.com or fax the application to
1-801-799-4311. Enrollment is limited to approximately
twenty-five participants per session. To become a Citizen
Academy student, you must live or work in Salt Lake City proper.
Chief Chris Burbank encourages the citizens of Salt Lake City to
become involved in this program. The deadline for receipt of
applications is August 28, 2008, and the next Citizen Academy will
start on September 11, 2008 from 6:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M.
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