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Phoenix Police Department Academy Training
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Reserve police recruits attend the Phoenix Police Reserve Academy. To accommodate career job demands, the academy is held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 10:00 P.M., and on Saturdays from 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. The academy consists of 720 hours of state-mandated peace officer certification training, and it takes approximately 9 months to complete the weekday evening and weekend schedule. Academy training includes firearms, physical conditioning, and a curriculum of law enforcement instruction. Academy training includes topics such as professionalism and ethics, criminal law, traffic law, patrol tactics, cultural diversity, constitutional law, community relations, criminal investigation, report writing, firearms, defensive tactics, first aid, physical conditioning and police driving. Academy training also qualifies for community college credit.
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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