The
Meridian Township Police Department is currently seeking applicants for the
2013 Youth Citizens’ Academy. This
Academy was first presented in February 2006 and was a great success.
The
Academy will meet on Thursday nights from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm from March 14 to
May 2, 2013. The Academy is comprised of
students from area high schools and is modeled after the very popular Citizens’
Academy that Meridian Township Police Department hosts in the fall.
During
the seven week course, students will receive instruction in areas such as: Use
of Force, Crime Scene Investigation, K-9 Operations, Traffic Enforcement, and
Alcohol Enforcement. In addition to
classroom instruction, students will be given the opportunity to interact with
and use many of the tools law enforcement personnel utilize every day. Students will observe K-9 detection and
apprehension activities, use “Fatal Vision” goggles to observe the effects of
alcohol on coordination, utilize various non-lethal weapons and training aids
(Pepper Ball, Taser, Simunitions), dust surfaces for latent fingerprints, and
engage in scenario-based decision making on the Firearms Training Simulator.
