The Frisco Citizen Police Academy (CPA) is an interesting and informative program that educates citizens, who live or work in Frisco, about our police department and its divisions and practices. Instructors are officers and employees of the Frisco Police Department.

 

 The Frisco CPA meets every Thursday for 10 weeks, plus one Saturday at the firing range, and includes optional training for the Citizens On Patrol program (COPs). The CPA is offered twice yearly (one session in the fall and the other in the spring). The program has recently been restructured to involve more hands-on activities, such as actual crime scene processing, hand-to-hand defensive tactics, pistol shooting, high-risk traffic stops and much more. Although each member is encouraged to take part in the scenarios, participation is optional and any member may choose to be a spectator in any portion of the CPA. The purpose of the CPA is to give our citizens an idea of just a few of the many day-to-day functions in the Frisco Police Department. In order to graduate from the program, participants must not miss more than two classes (not counting the optional firearms class or COPs training).

 

Once you have completed the CPA curriculum, we hope you will want to become part of the Frisco Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association and/or Frisco Citizens on Patrol. Both are active police/community support and educational organizations.

 

In order to participate you must fill out an application for the CPA. If you have any questions, call (972) 292-6134 or e-mail, gcovington@friscotexas.gov. You may fax your application and waiver to (972) 292-6076. After your application has been reviewed and processed, your name will be placed on a list (applications are processed on a first come basis). Applicants will receive letters in August about the status of their application and additional class information.

 

Since the class size is limited to 25 participants, we encourage early enrollment. Once again, thank you for your interest.