Graduates of the annual Citizen Police Academy hosted by the Lakeland Police Department are eligible for membership in the Alumni Association. These members are dedicated to continuing their volunteer involvement with LPD in a variety of ways.
About the Citizens’ Police Academy
The Lakeland Police Department is committed to fostering positive Citizen-Police interaction and cooperation. One effective way to achieve this goal is through citizen education into the philosophy of community-oriented policing.
The Citizens Police Academy (CPA) is designed for selected community-oriented citizens. The CPA includes detailed information on police topics such as uniformed patrol, special investigations (i.e., vice and narcotics), crime scene investigation, SWAT, K9 and many other areas of interest. Also included in the curriculum is a tour of the police station and communications center. A firearms familiarization course is also covered one Saturday where participants will be given a chance to test their skills at the firing range.
Although graduates of the CPA are not prepared for street duties, they do have a better understanding of the Lakeland Police Department and a greater awareness and appreciation of the challenges and decisions faced by Lakeland police officers each day.
To learn more about the Lakeland Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy, please visit their website at:
www.lakelandgov.net
LCPAAA is an Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c) (3) Florida based corporation, and is a tax-exempt organization! We exist entirely on donations from people in the community and through volunteer support.
We humbly accept donations through our Q-Giv website using the link below to open the donations page in a new tab or window:
https://secure.qgiv.com/for/lcpaaa
We appreciate your generosity in helping us make our communities safer places to live.
Thank you!