Citizen Police Academy
The Citizen Police Academy is tentatively scheduled for September 2012 on Wednesday nights 6-9 pm. If you want to participate in the Citizen Police Academy, please see the links below for more information and how to apply. Applications are currently being accepted.
The Citizen Police Academy is designed to enhance relationships with community members by familiarizing academy participants with the Santa Rosa Police Department, its policies, and practices.
Academy participants are selected from applications submitted by interested citizens. The intent of the Citizen Police Academy is not to train citizens to become police officers, but to show participants first hand the daily responsibilities and expectations of the occupation of police officers and other department employees. Police staff, who possess a wide variety of skills, training and experience, provide the instruction. Participants ask questions, discuss issues, view demonstrations, and experience a variety of the same training drills officers complete in order to perform their myriad of duties. Participants learn about:
- Criminal Justice System
- Patrol Policies and Procedures
- Criminal Investigations
- Narcotics Operations
- Firearms Safety and Training
- Defensive Tactics
- Hostage Negotiations Team
- Emergency Vehicle Operations
- Neighborhood Oriented Policing
- Crime Prevention
It is desired that upon completion of the Citizen Police Academy, participants will have a clearer understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and community interaction expected from department personnel and will share their knowledge with others in the community.
Due to budgetary challenges there is now a $50 tuition fee for this 8 week and 10 session program.
Click here to access our 
Citizen's Police Academy Brochure and Citizen's Police Academy Application .
