CITIZENS’ POLICE ACADEMY STARTS SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
The Salem Police Department will be offering a Citizens’ Police Academy starting on September 19, 2018 and will run for a ten (10) week period. The goal of the Citizens’ Police Academy is to offer insight into the Department as an organization, discuss current case law that affects policing today, and to give a general understanding of the day to day duties of a Salem police officer.
This
ten week course will cover topics such as patrol, firearms, search
& seizure, underwater criminal investigation, modern day police
technology, use of force and other areas
of interest. Topics will be taught by patrolmen and superior officers
with particular expertise in the subject matter. Additionally, the
Salem Citizens’ Police Academy will also host a “ride along” to
participants who attend at least eight of the ten class
sessions. This ride along allows students to “patrol” with officers
during their regular tour of duty. Students will also be given an
opportunity to utilize the department’s firing range under the
supervision of a police firearms instructor.
The
Citizens’ Police Academy will be held at the Salem police station on
Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. There is no fee for
attending the Citizens’ Police Academy
and it is open to any Salem resident who is eighteen years of age or
older. Class size is limited 30 students. Applications are available
at the Salem Police Department or online at
www.salempd.net.
In order to be considered for the class beginning on September 19, 2018 completed applications must be submitted
no later than September 10, 2018.
