SPRING, 2020
CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY
APPLICATIONS
On behalf of Mayor Kathy Sheehan and
Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins, we invite
our fellow citizens to apply to the Albany
Citizen Police Academy. Applications
are now being accepted for the 2020 Spring,
Citizen Police Academy, scheduled to start
on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020. This is a
fourteen week course which continues on each
subsequent Wednesday evening. Classes will
meet from 6pm – 9pm @ The Albany Police
Training Center, 223 Washington Ave Ext.
Albany, NY 12205.
Albany's Citizen Police Academy is a
unique opportunity for citizens who live in or
work in the City of Albany. The goal of the
Academy is to increase understanding
between citizens and police through
education.
Through the weekly classes, the police will
hope to dispel suspicions and misconceptions
and increase rapport between the citizens of
Albany and the police. The citizens, in turn,
make officers more aware of their feelings and
concerns.
A few examples of presentation and topic
discussions include:
- Community Policing
- Police / Community Relations
- First Responder / CPR
- Forensic Investigations Unit
- Criminal Investigations Unit
- Children and Family Services Unit
- Basic Crime Prevention
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Much time and energy has been devoted to
development of an informative overview of the
fundamentals of police operations, which are
instructed by both management and non-
management representatives from the Albany
Police Department. Students will typically be
meeting once a week for three hours for fourteen
weeks
Instruction will be presented by subject matter
experts and will include virtually every aspect of
police work ranging from a study of the New
York State Penal Law, demonstrations of many
different law enforcement tools (canine unit,
mounted unit, etc.), narcotics investigations,
computers, firearms, etc. The classes will include
lectures, tours, demonstrations, and hands on
participation.
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This course is limited to those who live in or
work in the City of Albany. Applicants should
complete the following application and return
it to the Albany Police Department Training
Unit by using the submit button or emailing
your completed application to
emarkham@albanyny.gov
or by mailing the completed form to:
Albany Police Training Unit
223 Washington Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12205
518.452.2837 Fax: 518.456.0459
Class size is limited
and applicants should
not delay.
