SUMMER POLICE ACADEMY
· August 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th from 12:00 PM to 4:30
PM at the Sturgeon Bay Police Department
· Open to children going into 5th grade to 8th grade who are
residents of Door or Kewaunee Counties
· Space is limited to the first 20 applicants
This
half-day “summer camp” style
program,
taught by Police Explorers,
Community Service
Officers,
and
Police Officers, will introduce children to Police work,
through presentations
and
hands- on activities. During the
program,
children
will:
· Get a tour of the Sturgeon
Bay Police Department building, the
Door County Justice Center,
and a police squad car.
· Listen
to SWAT, Marine Patrol, and
Community Service officers discuss their jobs and see
these officers’ equipment.
· Learn about traffic
enforcement, conduct mock traffic stops
with actual police cars, learn how to
conduct field
sobriety tests,
and
use police radar to measure actual traffic speeds.
· Learn about investigating traffic
accidents and
investigate a
mock accident scene.
· Learn about traffic control and practice performing traffic
control of cars
under controlled
conditions (in a blocked-off parking lot, cars
driven by PD instructors).
· Learn about domestic disturbances and how
to handle and investigate domestic
incidents.
Handle domestic disturbance scenarios with instructors role-playing suspects and
victims.
· Learn about defensive tactics. Practice
handcuffing techniques. See an officer demonstrate proper firearms handling and
discuss deadly force issues. Participate
in
staged shoot/don’t
shoot scenarios
with role
players.
A daily snack will be provided throughout the week of the
program.
Each child will be provided with a T-Shirt to wear during the academy,
and to keep after the
academy is finished. The cost of the program will be $10
per
child, to cover the cost of the t-shirt and snacks.
Applications
for the Summer Police Academy
can be picked up at the
Sturgeon
Bay Police Department, Sturgeon
Bay Parks Department, or the Algoma Police
Department.
Presented by; The Sturgeon Bay Police Department, Sturgeon Bay
Parks
Department, Algoma Police Department, and Lakeshore Law Enforcement Explorers.
