Media Release:
Cincinnati Police Department

Citizens Police Academy

 

The Cincinnati Police Academy will be conducting a Citizens Police Academy (CPA) geared for the Blind, and Deaf and Hearing Impaired communities on March 28 – May 16, 2007.  The CPA will be conducted at the Cincinnati Police Academy, Spinney Field Complex 800 Evans St. Cincinnati Ohio, 45204.

  1. CPA sessions are generally for the public, but have included special programs for Mental Health Consumer groups, Mental Health Professional groups, and in 2003 the city’s first Hispanic Citizen Police Academy with over 90 citizens in attendance was conducted. 

  2. The Cincinnati Police Department began conducting Citizens Police Academies in 1994, and since then 41 Citizen Police Academies have been conducted. Currently, 4 Citizens Police Academies are conducted each year. 

  3. The CPA consists of 8 sessions on Wednesday evenings between the hours of 6 PM to 9 PM. Light refreshments are served.

  4. The CPA will expose citizens to a number of current law enforcement issues and is a positive/relationship building experience for citizens and the officers involved.

  5. The CPA is not intended to train citizens to take police action or enforcement efforts, but rather provide citizens with an overview and insight into the training and functions performed by police officers. 

  6. Topics covered include: Organizational overview, Internal Investigations, SWAT Team, Terrorism Early Warning Group, Laws of Arrest, Criminal Investigation Process, Mental Health Response Team, Gangs, Domestic Violence, Drug Awareness, Traffic Contacts, Use of Force, and Personal Safety.

  7. Citizens are offered the opportunity (not required) to do a police ride-a-longs and/or spend some time in the Police Communications Section as part of the program. 

  8. Graduates of the CPA are presented with certificates of completion and invited to join the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association. 

 

If you are interested in attending Cincinnati Police Citizens Police Academy an application must be filled out.  Contact The Cincinnati Police Academy at 352-3562 or visit the web site at www.cincinnati-oh.gov and click on departments, then click on police and click on the features section for information and the application process.