Advance Cadet Training (ACT) Academy

The Advance Cadet Training Academy is a great privilege and learning experience for the Cadets. It is NOT MANDATORY, but it is so much fun that most Cadets choose to spend five hours a day for four days, and all day the following Saturday participating in it. A few of the highlights include an introduction to S.W.A.T., a demonstration from the fire department, learning Patrol Procedures, Advance Radio Procedures, Street Weapons, Officer Survival, Defense Tactics, and Arrest and Control.

A trip is also taken to the S.W.A.T. obstacle course for Cadets to test their physical abilities. Cadets are timed in completing challenging tasks such as carrying a 180 pound dummy, jumping over four, six, and eight foot fences, crawling through dog houses, jumping through windows and much more.

On Saturday, the last day of the A.C.T. Academy, Cadets participate in "Duffy Town," a simulated town complete with houses, a bank, a store, live victims, gang members, thieves and innocent bystanders played by police officers. This is a chance for Cadets to utilize the skills they have learned in a controlled environment.