The City of Port Jervis Police Department will be hosting our third Junior Police Academy from July 8th, 2019 through July 17th, 2019. The location of the academy will be operated at the Port Jervis Middle School Campus located at 118 East Main Street in the City of Port Jervis. Enrollment for the academy will be restricted to 30 recruits per session and selected by the Port Jervis Police Department Juvenile Aid Bureau.

Applications will be available beginning on April 1, 2019. The application may be picked up at the City of Port Jervis Police Department, the Port Jervis City Recreation office, Anna S. Kuhl School, Port Jervis Middle School or you can download it from the City of Port Jervis Police Department’s website. Applications will be turned into the City of Port Jervis Police Department no later than May 31, 2019. All returned applications and attached waivers/releases must be filled out completely as instructed or may be subject to disqualification. No application will be accepted after May 31, 2019. There will be a selection process based on information contained in the application. Applicants will be notified via phone by July 1, 2019 for acceptance into the program.

Our objective is a week of education and fun through a Police Academy format. The week will include various presentations, hands on practices and physical training to give each recruit an idea of what is involved in being a police officer and a leader in their community. Presentations will include crime scene procedures, K-9 capabilities, crime prevention, police officer responsibility at fire scenes, community policing and collaboration, narcotics safety, reporting and much more!

All events are supervised with several community service projects planned outside of the academy. Hiking and a river rafting trip with the National Park Service to promote team work and enjoyment of our beautiful natural surroundings and to teach water safety.

The schedule is from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 pm daily. The recruits are to be dropped off no later than 7:50 am each day. Transportation to and from the academy is the responsibility of the recruit’s parent/guardian. Recruits are required to attend the entire session in order to participate in the culmination ceremony and to receive a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the academy. Please be prompt when dropping off and picking up your children and please ensure to label all items that they bring to the academy. Recruits are required to bring their own labeled water bottle and must wear sneakers to the academy. Lunch will be provided to all recruits.

We are hopeful the interaction that takes place between your child and the members of our department and community will have a positive effect on all involved. As police officers, we thoroughly enjoy participating in the program and look forward to working with your children.

Application

Medical Form

Code of Conduct

Parental Code and Waiver