Citizens' Police Academy

The Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) is an exclusive opportunity for individuals with professional or personal interest in community policing to acquire knowledge on police issues, practices and operations in the City of Edmonton.

Dates: Tuesday evenings from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Sept. 21- Dec. 14, 2010.

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Download 2010 Citizen's Police Academy Application

When you participate in CPA, you will:

• Make a difference in your community
• Increase your knowledge of community policing
• Discover crime prevention strategies
• Better understand your police service

Other benefits include:

• Increased awareness of current policing issues
• Knowledge of the complexities and subtleties of police work
• Greater understanding of community involvement in crime and safety issues
• Tools to assist in making your community safer
• Opportunity to connect with others in the community concerned about the same issues as yourself
• Open and ongoing dialogue between the community and the Edmonton Police Service.

Requirements to attend:

• Undergo a criminal background check
• Able to attend 9 of the 12 classes
• Employed or a Volunteer of an community group, agency, organization or society which works in partnership with the EPS

Applicants will be contacted to advise if they have been accepted into the program.

Topics covered:

Over the course of 13 weeks, your class will cover many aspects of the police service, with a strong emphasis on community policing. Through interactive, hands on learning, practical demonstrations, real life scenarios and case studies, you will cover topics including: