The 2020 Citizens Police Academy at the Junction City Police Department will begin on January 23rd. Applications available at the JCPD or on the City’s website www.junctioncity-ks.org under your Government>Public Safety>Police Department>Citizen’s Police Academy. You can also request an application by email at eliel.borges@jcks.com. Police said enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

In the Academy you receive a behind-the-scenes look at the Junction City Police Department. The 12-week course meets one night each week ( Thursdays ) for approximately three hours including one Saturday. Topics covered range from overviews of the Police Department organization and structure to introduction to various units of the department and their responsibilities. Those range from Community Involvement Unit to the Drug Operations Group.

Instructors are drawn from the Junction City Police Department staff and other areas of expertise. CItizen’s Police Academy class members are also given an opportunity to observe police patrol work through a Ride-A-Long experience with an area patrol officer. Class members will have an opportunity to use the Use of Force Simulator which is used to train Police Officers and shoot live ammunition at the police shooting range using various weapons.