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Citizens Academy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Citizens' Academy Program
The Citizens' Academy Applications for the upcoming session are now closed
.
Please email Lauren.Orosz@cmpd.org
if you would like to be notified of the next session.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and Training Academy is pleased to provide those who live and work in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community an opportunity to learn more about the CMPD and our services to the community.
Citizens can learn firsthand about police operations through a series of lectures, simulated activities, practical sessions and tours.
Our Citizens Academy program is anticipated to restart on
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
.
The majority of the sessions are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at the Police Training Academy which is located on Shopton Road.
The practical sessions offered are for citizens who have applied for and have been accepted as Citizens' Academy participants.
We are looking forward to the workshops as a year of opportunities for citizens to have a better understanding of our mission and services to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community.
The Citizens' Academy program helps us at the CMPD build community relationships and create a cadre of citizens who are better informed about police work and our services to the community. Please do not hesitate to contact us at the Training Academy should you have any questions. For further information about the program please call 704-249-0550 or
email Program Manager Lauren Orosz
.
Please allow for 4 - 6 weeks for processing.
Citizens' Academy Core Workshops
(Sessions offered at the Training Academy.)
Welcome - Program Overview, CMPD Serves & Core 4
Oct. 03rd
Police Attorney's Office - Constitutional Law Overview
Oct. 10th
Internal Affairs and Professional Standards
Oct. 17th
Traffic Enforcement
Oct. 24th
Defensive Tactics, Police Driving, Firearms Training (Range)
(Saturday A.M.) Nov. 04th
LEC Rotation Week 1 – Records, Property Control, Community Engagement / Crime Prevention
Nov. 07th
LEC Rotation Week 2 – Real Time Crime Center (RTCC), Communications / 911 Center, Crime Scene Search
Nov. 14th
Special Operations – Bomb, SWAT, K9, Helicopter
Nov. 28th
Investigations Bureau
Dec. 05th
Online Sessions
(Sessions offered as online courses to take at your leisure.)
CMPD History, Police Officer Recruitment & Selection, and Police Officer Recruit & In-service Training
Citizens' Academy Elective Activities
(one elective is required)
Community Meeting
Patrol Ride-Along
Citizens' Academy Graduation
(6:30PM - 8:30PM)
Dec. 12th
If you are interested in applying to become a police officer, please do not complete the forms on this page
. Please contact our Recruiting Offices:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Recruitment Unit
1770 Shopton Road
Charlotte, NC 28217
Recruitment Main Line: 704-432-1603
Fax number: 704-432-1625
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