Citizen's Police Academy
The Edgewood Police Department is again offering a
Citizens Police Academy. The program is designed
to give the average citizen a better understanding of
the criminal justice system, in particular, the role
police officers play in the community.
The Citizens Police Academy is approximately eight
weeks in duration and classes are usually held once a
week during a weekday evening. Throughout the
academy students are presented with information on
several key law enforcement topics. Such topics
include police academy training, patrol
responsibilities, Community Oriented Policing (COP),
homicide investigations, narcotics investigations, the
role of the court system (local magistrate, juvenile
division, and adult criminal division), use of force
issues, evidence collection, and many more. The
students will also have an opportunity to participate in
a ride-along program with a police officer during his or
her shift upon completion of the academy.
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view. Captions:
Left :
Students view a presentation by Pittsburgh
Police detectives from the Mobile Crime Unit.
Right: (From L-R) Chief Payne, Council
President Patricia Schaefer, former Mayor Jean Davin,
and Officer Livingston present academy students with
their graduation certificates.
The most recent academy class graduated on Tuesday,
June 1, 2010. The class consisted of thirteen
students. The academy coordinator was Officer
Frederick Livingston. During the eight weeks
students viewed presentations from Chief Payne, Officer
Livingston, Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judges,
Allegheny County probation officers, and law enforcement
officers from the Pennsylvania State Police, Allegheny
County Police, Monroeville Police and the City of
Pittsburgh: Bureau of Police. Highlights from the
recent academy class included a presentation by
detectives from the Pittsburgh Police Mobile Crime Unit
and attending the Monroeville Public Safety & FBI
Training Center. The trip to Monroeville allowed
the students to experience real life shooting simulation
drills on a Firearms Training Simulator (FATS) machine.
The situations faced there afforded students a better
understanding of the tough split-second decisions that
police officers may have to make in real life.
Click any picture to see a larger
view. Captions:
Left :
Chief Payne and Officer Livingston show off a
plaque presented to the police department on behalf of
the academy class..
Right: The 2010 Edgewood Police
Department Citizen's Police Academy graduating class.
There are some general requirements to be eligible to
participate in the Edgewood Police Department’s Citizens
Police Academy. Potential students must be
eighteen (18) years of age or older, are subject to a
criminal history/background check, must be free from any
illegal drug use, and either reside or work in the
Borough of Edgewood. An application must be
obtained and filled out to be considered for the
academy. Applications are available at the borough
building.
The Citizens Police Academy is conducted for
informative and educational purposes only. It is
does not qualify participants to become police officers
under the training requirements set forth by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Municipal Police
Officer’s Education and Training Commission (MPOETC).
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