The Junior Police Academy taps into something as old as the law enforcement profession itself; one that goes all the way back to the first time a father put on a ...

JPA 101 from PoliceUSA.com on Vimeo . The Junior Police Academy is built on a simple, yet powerful foundation: when law enforcement officers and young people are brought together, ...

WHY? As in why are you hosting a Junior Police Academy? Your answer is important as it will influence your answers to all the other questions. You are ...

On behalf of the leadership of the Junior Police Academy, greetings. READ Leadership Manual as PDF As many of you know, or will hopefully soon discover, leading a youth ...

Building the Perfect Plan You will be constructing a plan for your program by first considering seven questions: Why? Who? & How Many? When? What? Where? How?  ...

While we’re on WHY – WHY are you here? For a moment, let’s go beyond the obvious reasons and get personal. Your answer will require a bit of soul ...

Who will be your cadets? The decision of which grade you will target is an important one. JPA has been successfully offered in both high school and middle ...

Instructors The number of instructors you will need is determined by considering total number of cadets and factoring in the frequency and duration of your academy. ...

When + What = Program Schedule! The next two questions (WHEN & WHAT) are interrelated. Together they will determine your Program Schedule, which charts your Academy across a ...

WHEN WHEN will the academy meet? We will answer the question by creating a program schedule. A program schedule charts your academy across a ...

UNITS: Just WHAT Your Schedule Needs OK, so you’ve got your schedule, but it’s just blocks of time. Next we plug in the WHAT or the actual educational content ...

You probably already have a good idea of where your Academy will be held. Most academies combine both classroom sessions and outdoor activities, including field trips to local agencies.  ...

HOW covers a wide range of logistical considerations that will be unique to each program, so here just a couple guidelines to think about it: Debrief & Adjust  ...

The Leadership Forum both creates and distributes the Junior Police Academy’s educational content.

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