Junior Police Academy Teaches Young West Virginians Real-Life Law Enforcement Skills

Jesse Bethel High School Law Academy honored at statewide symposium

The Jesse Bethel High School Law Academy just keeps proving it’s a successful program. The academy was recently honored with the Premier Law Academy Award at a statewide symposium hosted by the California Legal Pathways Collaborative, a program of the California Lawyers Foundation This distinction recognizes over a decade of transformative work guiding students toward law, public service and community leadership careers. Samara Garcia, a graduat…

Junior Police Academy teaches young West Virginians real-life law enforcement skills

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - For the past 15 years, the Charleston Police Department has been hosting their Junior Police Academy for middle schoolers in Kanawha, Lincoln and Cabell counties. The weeklong academy teaches the young cadets real skills police officers use every day. The students work on mock traffic stops, crimes scenes and obstacle courses while learning leadership skills and marksmanship. Ava Aldridge, a cadet at the academy, said …

Building Bridges: Teens get inside look at real life CSI at JCPD police academy

Teens were invited out to the Johnson City Police Department training facility on Tuesday afternoon to participate in the first day of the JCPD’s Junior Police Academy.

NPD's Teen Academy prepares students with lessons on safety

Nacogdoches Police Department’s annual Teen Academy summer program began Tuesday, allowing teenagers to learn about safety and get a close look at how law enforcement agencies operate.

JCPD hosting Junior Police Academy this week

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) hosted the first day of its Junior Police Academy on Tuesday. According to the JCPD, the academy works to provide teenagers with a better understanding of what law enforcement does, as well as to "build stronger connections between youth and public safety personnel." The Junior Police Academy is taking place at JCPD's training facility on Riverview Drive. JCPD Special Victims…

Delta School District - Delta Student Police Academy: Building Leaders One Drill at a Time

The annual Delta Student Police Academy launched last week with more than 20 enthusiastic high school students from across Delta stepping into the boots of future law enforcement officers.Over. . .