The City of Asheville
  • Services
    • Apply for a job
    • Bikes, buses and cars
    • Business and self-employment
    • Business Inclusion/MWBE services
    • Children, family and pets
    • Commercial property and permits
    • Online Services
    • Parks, recreation and greenways
    • Pay a fee, ticket or fine
    • Report a crime, concern or nuisance
    • Residential property and permits
    • Safety and emergency preparedness
    • Trash, recycling and city upkeep
    • Water and utilities
    • Services directory
  • Departments
    • Contact Information
    • Capital Projects
    • City Clerk
    • City Manager’s Office
    • Communication & Public Engagement
    • Community & Economic Development
    • Development Services
    • Equity and Inclusion
    • Finance and Management Services
    • Fire
    • Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville
    • Human Resources
    • Internal Audit
    • IT Services
    • Legal
    • Parking Services
    • Asheville Parks & Recreation
    • Police
    • Planning and Urban Design
    • Public Works
    • Purchasing
    • Sanitation
    • Stormwater Services and Utility
    • Street Services
    • Sustainability
    • Transit
    • Transportation
    • Water
  • Projects
  • Government
  • Engage
  • News
  • Search Search
Home / News / Asheville Police Department opens registration for Citizens Police Academy

Asheville Police Department opens registration for Citizens Police Academy

Posted on January 8, 2018August 27, 2019 by Polly McDaniel

 

The Asheville Police Department invites residents to apply for the spring semester of its Citizens Police Academy.

 

The Citizens Police Academy is a free course that teaches participants about the philosophies, policies and guiding principles of law enforcement and the ethical conduct governing police services in the community. It gives participants an opportunity to appreciate and better understand the problems and challenges facing law enforcement. Participants will also be given time to offer comments, ideas and solutions.

Classes begin March 1 and will be held each Thursday for a total of 12 weeks. Classes will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 100 Court Plaza, in downtown Asheville. Dinner is provided.

The course consists of basic classroom instruction, presentations and demonstrations of topics such as criminal investigations, constitutional and criminal law, use of force, departmental structure and defensive tactics. Participants will also be given the opportunity to ride along with an officer.

Those wishing to participate must apply and be accepted. You can download a copy of the application on the APD website. For more information on the academy, please contact Officer Ryan Justus at 828-259-5834 or rjustus@ashevillenc.gov.

 

PostNewsPress ReleasesCommunication and Public EngagementPolice
The City of Asheville Dome
The City of Asheville 70 Court Plaza
P.O. Box 7148
Asheville, NC 28802
828-251-1122
Website Manager
Contact Us
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Break
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Stay in the loop

Sign up for our newsletter!

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility