Citizen Police Academy Application

MESQUITE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Sharing a commitment for a better community!

The Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is a 36-hour academic course designed to give Mesquite citizens a working knowledge of the Mesquite Police Department.  The CPA classes meet once a week for twelve weeks.

The primary objective of the academy is to build understanding between citizens and the law enforcement officers who serve them.  It is hoped that through the educational process, public awareness will be increased, suspicions and misconceptions dispelled, and finally, that a lasting rapport will be forged between law enforcement and the public.  The Mesquite Police department hopes to benefit from this endeavor by gaining insight to the concerns of the community through participant interaction.

 

Course topics include:

 

Personnel Selection and Training, Penal Code, Use of Force Concepts, Criminal Investigation, Crime Scene Investigation, Firearms, Special Weapons and Tactics, Community Services, Accident Investigation, Departmental Overview, and Narcotics Investigations.

Adult Session

Candidate Must. . .

 

¨ Be at least 21 years of age.

¨ Complete an application.

¨ Live or work within the City of Mesquite.

¨ Submit to a background check.

¨ Have no prior felony convictions or convictions of misdemeanors involving moral turpitude.

This page update on 06/05/05