Mesquite Citizen Police Academy Alumni

The Mesquite Citizen's Police Academy Alumni Association is made up of graduates of the Mesquite Citizen's Police Academy. We provide the Mesquite Police Department with support in various areas such as: Sky Watch Program License Plate Reader Program Neighborhood Deployments Community Fingerprinting for Children and Elderly MPD Fingerprinting MPD Phone Assistance in the Jail and CID Real Texas Festival / Christmas in the Park National Night Out Events many more... The Mesquite Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy is a thirty-six-hour program designed to give the citizens of Mesquite a working knowledge of the Mesquite Police Department. The classes are three hours in length, one night a week, for a total of twelve weeks. A primary objective of the academy is to build understanding between citizens and law enforcement officers who serve them. It is hoped that through the educational process, public awareness will be increased, suspicions and misconceptions dispelled, and finally, that a lasting rapport will be forged between law enforcement and the public. After Graduation from the academy, citizens become better prepared to cope with criminal incidents, are more willing to report crime, and realize the need to testify when they observe a crime. Course topics are presented by volunteer officers who specialize in virtually every aspect of law enforcement including: personnel selection and training, penal code, use of force concepts, history of policing, criminal investigations, crime scene investigation, accident investigation, emergency and disaster preparedness, fiscal planning, community services, and critical issues in policies. For more info, please visit the MCPAAA website at www.mcpaaa.org