Citizen Police Academy

       Our Fall 2007 Citizen police academy will start on Thursday, September 13, 2007.  It meets on Thursday nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM for 10 weeks.  We guaranty that it will it will be interesting and exciting or your money back!  Actually, there's no fee to take the class - simply a requirement that you either live or work in Brunswick and successfully pass a simple background check.   

What is a Citizen Police Academy ?

    The public has many misconceptions about police work – that police issue tickets to make quotas or raise revenue, that officers should shoot to wound, that officers do little more than drive around and eat coffee and donuts.  These misconceptions can make it difficult for a police  department to work with citizens and other public service agencies to effectively protect  the community.

    The citizen police academy is a series of classes (three hours per week for ten  weeks) which allow the participants to obtain a greater understanding of the police department through an in depth view of the many facets of police work.  In addition, the members of the department will have an opportunity to better understand the needs and concerns of  the community  it serves.  Finally, by inviting class members from other public service agencies, it  is hoped that the class will aid in developing mutually beneficial working relationships with the  agencies with whom the department partners to serve the community.  It is not an attempt to train Guardian Angels or impart any particular skill and is not intended as a pre-service academy.

    The classes are exciting and intellectually stimulating.  Guest speakers for the past class included a crime lab specialist, district and superior court judges and an assistant district attorney.

Sample Classes Schedule

    The exact class schedule is still being developed, however listed below is a schedule from a recent academy.

Class 1: Ethics; Hiring Process;  Internal Affairs

Class 2: Communications; Community Policing

Class 3: Patrol Procedures; Drug Surveillance

Class 4: Defensive Tactics; Use of Force

Class 5: Interactive Scenario Based Training (shoot/don’t shoot scenarios w/ training ammunition)

Class 6: Special Response Team; K-9 Patrol; Marine Resources

Class 7: Operating Under the Influence; Drug Recognition Experts; Accident Reconstruction

Class 8: Computer Crimes; Sex Offenses; Crime Analysis; Child Abuse; School Resource Officer/D.A.R.E.

Class 9: Crime Scene Processing; First Aid

Class 10: Constitutional Protections; Prosecution

How Can I Get More Information?

For more information call 725-5521 and contact:

Communications Supervisor Sonia Moeller (Ext. 152)

CPO Terry Goan (Ext. 117)

Lt. Mark Waltz (Ext. 161)