Avon Citizens Police Academy

The citizens academy was started over a decade ago to help connect with our community. Over the past several years, we have continued to develop this curriculum to improve the program.

The academy is held on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. beginning in April. Participants will be provided an opportunity to complete a ride-along with our agency and a graduation ceremony at the conclusion of the program.

During the course of this academy, participants will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on police training and partake in traffic stops, emergency vehicle operations, physical tactics, experience our firearms simulator and even be exposed to the effects of the taser.

Participants will learn more about the realities of working as a uniformed officer and what it takes to conduct complex criminal investigations with our detectives. Participants will actually train side-by-side with our agency and engage in a number of training scenarios. The goal of this academy is to educate the public to the realities of law enforcement and to connect on a personal level with our community.

The 2020 class schedule kicks off on Tuesday, April 14th 2020. The course curriculum includes:

Week 1 - Welcome Week

Week 2 - Patrol Division

Week 3 - Detective Division

Week 4 - Criminal Investigation Case Reviews

Week 5 - Emergency Vehicle Operations and Vehicle Stops

Week 6 - Use of Force and Physical Tactics

Week 7 - Taser and K9 Demonstrations

Week 8 - Firearms and Shoot vs. Don't Shoot Simulator

This program is entirely free to Avon residents and individuals who work or own a business in the Town of Avon. This class will fill up quickly as it is limited to 16 participants. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. A preliminary background check will be conducted on all applicants prior to being accepted into the class.

The online application period for the 2020 class opened on February 17th 2020 and was filled in less than 4 minutes!

