Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

The academy gives our citizens first-hand information on how and why the Department operates, and examining the culture of police work and the organization. It provides an excellent opportunity for the citizens to interact with Department members. The program first started under the direction of then Sheriff John Moran in 1991. The program has become one of the most popular and we now have a waiting list. The Citizens' Police Academy has had over 1,600 graduates from the program and look forward to even more of our outstanding citizens participating in this program in the years to come.

The Citizens Academy is NOT an offer of employment, but a volunteer organization and program to educate those respected members of our community who want to hear information on law enforcement and the LVMPD right from the source.

Upon graduation, participants can become members of the Citizens' Police Academy Alumni Association. The association meets once a month, on the third (3rd) Thursday of each month where they will have guest speakers from various law enforcement/legal agencies. The association also conducts special tours periodically during the year. Membership in the association includes a monthly newsletter keeping them updated on LVMPD events.

If you are interested in attending the Citizens' Police Academy, call 828-2574 and an application will be sent to you, or complete the application on-line and we will place your name on the list. The academy will be held at the LVMPD Police Academy located at 9880 W. Cheyenne Ave (corner of Cheyenne Ave. and Metro Academy Way).

The Citizens Police Academy (CPA) is a 12-week program which gives our community members first-hand information on the role of police officers in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The students meet every Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The program involves both classroom and interactive instruction. Participants are given the same information that our police recruits and officers taking in-service classes receive.

The classes include:

Department Organization and Ethics
Overview of the Legal System - Criminal/Constitutional Law
The World of a Patrol Officer
Gangs - Dangerous Drugs
Domestic Violence
Firearms Training
SWAT and K-9 Demonstrations
Air Support – Homicide
Use of Force
Traffic/DWI Enforcement
Clark County Detention Center Tour

Participants will also have the opportunity to sit-a-long with our Communications Bureau (9-1-1 and Dispatch) and do a ride-a-long with an officer so you can see first-hand what a day in the life of our dispatchers and officers are like.

For more information about the LVMPD Citizens' Police Academy please call: (702) 828-2754.