Citizens' Academy

Contact Information:
Officer Tony Contreras
831-459-2231
afcontre@ucsc.edu

When: Wednesday evenings, beginning October 7, 2008 and lasting 9 weeks
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: UC Santa Cruz Police Department
Application Deadline: October 1, 2008

Are you interested in learning more about the UCSC Police Department and our community? We will be offering a free, nine week Citizens' Academy twice per year to inform our community about:

Community and Police Relationships
Arrest-Search-Seizure
Defensive Tactics
Lethal Weapons
High Speed Chases
High Risk Stops
Shoot or Don't Shoot Scenarios
Community Oriented Policing

If you are interested and wish to apply, please complete the academy application form and mail it to the UCSC Police Department, attention: Officer Tony Contreras. The application form can be downloaded here or you may email afcontre@ucsc.edu. Enrollment is open to all UCSC students, staff, faculty and citizens in the community who wish to learn more about law enforcement on campus. UCSC students may be able to receive academic credit for full attendance.

There are no special requirements for taking the course, but UCSC Police requires that each candidate be screened with a Livescan background check. We reserve the right to refuse any candidate.

Click here for a printable Citizens' Academy flyer