The Irving Police Department Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is an educational program designed to provide the public with a working knowledge of the Irving Police Department's personnel and policies. The CPA was developed with the belief that education is the key to understanding and with understanding comes a more open line of communication.
Class members are a cross section of the Irving community. Homemakers, professional business persons, students, laborers, retirees and others are encouraged to apply for admission. The minimum age for enrollment is 18 and you must live or work in the City of Irving to be eligible to attend.
The training program is a series of eleven classes, held once each week for three hours. It consists of classroom and "hands on" instruction, with each session facilitated by Department staff from the particular area of expertise. Topics covered include: Officer Selection and Training process, Police Communications, Criminal Investigations, Domestic Violence, Gang Unit, Narcotics Investigations, Tactical Operations, Defensive Tactics, Firearms Training and more. Instruction also includes facility tours and the opportunity to participate in the patrol "ride-along" program.
The academy is held twice each year; once in the Spring and once in the Fall. Classes are held each Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. To graduate, each participant is required to attend at least seven of the ten classes.
There is no cost for the academy. Graduates of the Irving Citizen Police Academy are not trained to be police officers or vigilantes. The purpose of the academy is to provide information to attendees to allow them to make informed judgments about the police department. Participants learn a day in the life of an Irving Officer assigned to a particular field.
It is the hope of the Irving Police Department that the continued availability of the academy will improve police/community relations through this education process. In turn, the Department becomes more aware of the feelings and concerns of the community from the participants' interaction and input. Together, we can create a coalition of citizens and police working together to make the City of Irving an even safer place to work and live.
The Irving Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association is comprised of CPA graduates whose mission is to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the Irving Police Department in the Irving community, to provide help and support to the department when requested and to provide to the incidental needs of the department.
In June 2005, the department hosted its first Citizen Police Academy conducted in Spanish. Currently the goal is to conduct one CPA in Spanish every June in addition to the two courses conducted in English.
Print, complete and submit an application and make plans now to attend. Applicants are accepted year round.
Start dates are:
June 2, 2009 Spanish
August 25, 2009 English
The classes meet 13 times during an 11 weeks period. Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00P-10:00P with one Saturday class from 9:00A to 1:00P. The class has limited seating so please submit your application as soon as possible via fax 972 721-3731 or drop it off in person at The Irving Police Department 305 N. O’Connor Blvd. attention Officer L. Peikert. If you desire further information, please contact the Irving Citizen Police Academy Coordinator at (972) 721-3557 (English) or 214 287-6314 (Spanish).
Class members are a cross section of the Irving community. Homemakers, professional business persons, students, laborers, retirees and others are encouraged to apply for admission. The minimum age for enrollment is 18 and you must live or work in the City of Irving to be eligible to attend.
The training program is a series of eleven classes, held once each week for three hours. It consists of classroom and "hands on" instruction, with each session facilitated by Department staff from the particular area of expertise. Topics covered include: Officer Selection and Training process, Police Communications, Criminal Investigations, Domestic Violence, Gang Unit, Narcotics Investigations, Tactical Operations, Defensive Tactics, Firearms Training and more. Instruction also includes facility tours and the opportunity to participate in the patrol "ride-along" program.
The academy is held twice each year; once in the Spring and once in the Fall. Classes are held each Tuesday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. To graduate, each participant is required to attend at least seven of the ten classes.
There is no cost for the academy. Graduates of the Irving Citizen Police Academy are not trained to be police officers or vigilantes. The purpose of the academy is to provide information to attendees to allow them to make informed judgments about the police department. Participants learn a day in the life of an Irving Officer assigned to a particular field.
It is the hope of the Irving Police Department that the continued availability of the academy will improve police/community relations through this education process. In turn, the Department becomes more aware of the feelings and concerns of the community from the participants' interaction and input. Together, we can create a coalition of citizens and police working together to make the City of Irving an even safer place to work and live.
The Irving Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association is comprised of CPA graduates whose mission is to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the Irving Police Department in the Irving community, to provide help and support to the department when requested and to provide to the incidental needs of the department.
In June 2005, the department hosted its first Citizen Police Academy conducted in Spanish. Currently the goal is to conduct one CPA in Spanish every June in addition to the two courses conducted in English.
Print, complete and submit an application and make plans now to attend. Applicants are accepted year round.
Start dates are:
June 2, 2009 Spanish
August 25, 2009 English
The classes meet 13 times during an 11 weeks period. Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:00P-10:00P with one Saturday class from 9:00A to 1:00P. The class has limited seating so please submit your application as soon as possible via fax 972 721-3731 or drop it off in person at The Irving Police Department 305 N. O’Connor Blvd. attention Officer L. Peikert. If you desire further information, please contact the Irving Citizen Police Academy Coordinator at (972) 721-3557 (English) or 214 287-6314 (Spanish).
