Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in law enforcement? The thrills, the stress, the training, the shift work...weekend and holidays. Well, we have. We also discovered that you could peek into that world by attending the Norfolk Police Citizens Academy. When we found out that there are enlightening and informative classes going on at the Second Patrol Division, we wanted to know more. These classes are free and fun to attend, and demonstrate what our police officers can and can not do as they work to protect the citizens.

The Norfolk Citizens Police Academy is 12 weeks long, and is offered twice each year. The next session will be April 1 ~ June 17, 2010.

For further information or to obtain an application, contact Officer Miles Warren at (757) 664-6921, or e-mail miles.warren@norfolk.gov.

Classes are held on Thursday nights from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at the Second Patrol Division, located at 2500 North Military Highway near its intersection with I 64. Click on the link on our Home Page to see a map to the Second Patrol.

The Citizen Academy continues to gain in popularity. You can check below for a sample schedule to see what subjects are included!

Norfolk Police Department Citizens Academy Course Schedule

Week 1 Introduction of Chief of Police Training CPAAAN Tour of Facility Week 2 Drugs and Narcotics Week 3 Gangs Week 4 Forensics Week 5 Cyber Crimes Week 6 Homicide Investigations Location: Emergency Operations Center 3661 East Virginia Beach Blvd.

Week 7 Norfolk City Jail Visit Location: 811 East City Hall Avenue Week 8 Criminal Court Proceedings Commonwealths Attorney Week 9 Harbor Patrol Bomb Patrol Special Operations Week 10 K-9 Demonstration Drug Dog Week 11 Officer Survival/FATS Week 12 Graduation