The Peabody Police Department will host its 17th session of the Citizens Academy starting Wednesday, March 27. The classes will be held each Wednesday from 6 – 9 p.m. through June 5. The application deadline for this class is Wednesday, March 20. Seats are limited and will be filled in the order applications are received.
The academy will cover several topics, including, but not limited to, politics in policing, terrorism, the legal process, motor vehicle law, patrol procedures, domestic violence, criminal investigations, and community policing. The program also includes a K-9 demonstration and a firearms class where students can shoot various weapons at our indoor firing range, participate in motor vehicle stop scenarios, and take a tour of the Peabody Police Station.
The Citizens Academy allows residents to become much more familiar with the inner workings of the Peabody Police Department. Participants gain an entirely different perspective on the community in which they live when they learn to see things through the eyes of a police officer.
The academy instructors include members of the Peabody Police Department, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. All instructors are well versed in their subject matter, and they strongly encourage class participation.
“We hope and expect that participants will graduate from the Citizens Academy with a newfound appreciation for what we as police officers do,” Capt. Scott Richards, who directs the academy, said. “Participants will finish with a good deal of first-hand knowledge of how the department operates. It will be a real eye-opener.”
You can apply for the academy by picking up an application at the police station or downloading the application from the Peabody Police Department’s website at www.peabodypolice.org.
