What topics will be covered?

Some of the topics the academy will include:

  • Community Policing
  • Criminal investigations
  • Drug enforcement
  • My worst/best day as a Cop
  • Observer ride along with an officer
  • Officer selection and training
  • Overview of crime in our area
  • Police equipment and cost
  • SWAT operations
  • The dangers of the traffic stop
  • Tour Centralia Police Department, Lewis County Jail and 911 Dispatch Center
  • What does a criminal look like
  • The history of the Centralia PD

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1. What is the Citizens’ Academy?
2. Who may attend the academy?
3. What topics will be covered?
4. What happens after completing the program?
5. How do I apply for the Citizens’ Academy?