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Ever wonder what police do? Have you seen the inside of a police station? Want to learn about the Special Enforcement Detail Team?

Get these and more questions answered by attending TPD’s 33rd Citizen’s Academy!


Each year the Tustin Police Department holds a Citizen Police Academy. The academy introduces citizens to policing tactics and to the officers that make up the Tustin Police Department. The 2012 Citizen’s Academy will meet every Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. from February 9 through May 24 at the Tustin Police Department, located at 300 Centennial Way.

“We hold the Citizen Police Academy for participants that want to be more involved in their community and to provide a better understanding between citizens and police through education. The academy also provides our officers another chance to get to know our residents so that we can remain responsive to the needs and attitudes of the community,” said Police Chief Scott Jordan. “The program provides graduates with an understanding of the issues facing law enforcement and how the police approach various problems.”

The Citizen’s Academy exposes citizens to a “mini” police academy and the curriculum and lectures include:

• Tour of Police Facility
• Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• Detective Bureau and Crime Investigations
• Special Enforcement Detail
• Communications and Dispatch Operations
• Traffic Division
• Patrol Procedures
• Use of Force, Levels of Escalation
• Narcotic Enforcement and Drug Operations
• Professional Standards, Ethics, Citizen Complaints, Officer Discipline
• Firearms Familiarization
• SWAT
• K-9 Demonstrations
• Gang Unit, Street Gangs, Gang Graffiti
• Property Room, Evidence and Safekeeping
• Crime Scene Investigations
• School Resource Officer Program
• Chaplin Program
• Scenarios
• OC Coroner’s Office Tour
• First Aid and CPR
• Introduction to C.E.R.T (Community Emergency Response Teams)

Community members interested in signing up can download an application from www.tustinca.org. Classes are free to the public and background checks will be conducted on all applicants. Applications and questions should be directed to Community Relations Officer, George Vallevieni at 714-573-3272 or [email protected]. Applications are accepted year round and considered for the next academy.