Police Department

Citizen Police Academy

The Anchorage Police Department Citizen Police Academy program is designed to promote and enhance citizen understanding and awareness of the role of the Anchorage Police Department within our community.

The objective of the course is not to prepare graduates to become police officers, but instead, to instill in citizens a greater general knowledge of the many functions of APD.

To attend citizens must meet the following established criteria: a) participants must be at least twenty one (21) years of age and,  b) must pass a background investigation check c) must reside within the Municipality of Anchorage.

Participation requires a commitment of one evening a week and two (2) Saturday afternoons for an eleven (11) week period.  Participants will meet on Wednesday evenings for three (3) hours, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM.  Saturday afternoon sessions 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  In addition, at the participant’s convenience, ride-alongs with a patrol officer and/or observation time in the Dispatch Center may be scheduled.

Classes are held at the Anchorage Police Training Center 3760 West Dimond Blvd (corner of Jewel Lake & Dimond).

Topics

The following topics are those which are typically covered in the Citizen Police Academy.  Each night of class consists of two topics, each taught by police officers, detectives, or other personnel in their various fields of expertise. 

Cyber Crime

Fraud/Financial Crime

Homicide Investigations & Evidence Collection

DWI

Drug Investigations/Vice Crimes

Emergency Preparedness

Recruiting/Police Careers

Crime Prevention

K-9

Photo's from previous Citizen Police Academies

Click here to go to the Citizens Academy Alumni Association website

For more information email:  ncw@muni.org