Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day is like for a police officer? Are you curious about the level of training officers go through to keep the public safe? Would you like to experience hands-on simulations of what officers encounter? If so, then the El Cajon Citizens' Police Academy is for you!

The Citizens' Police Academy meets one evening a week for a month, plus one Saturday, to learn about all the different divisions of the El Cajon Police Department. These include:

• Patrol
• Communications
• Gangs
• Traffic
• Specialized Weapons & Tactics (SWAT)
• The Drone Unit
• Special Enforcement Unit
• Investigations
• Gangs
• Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT)
• The Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT)

Participant also get the opportunity to witness a K9 demo, have hands on training in the forensics lab, participate in a police ride-a-long, and are placed in situational de-escalation scenarios.

Sign up for the Citizens' Police Academy if you are interested in learning about the El Cajon Police Department.