Applications are now being accepted for the the 2008 Police Youth Academy. 

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WHEN:   9AM TO 3PM
                 August 11 to 15, 2008, ages 9 and 10
                 August 18 to 22, 2008, ages 11 and 12

WHO:      Open to all Holmdel Township children ages 9 through 12

REGISTRATION:  Seating is limited to 40 students in each age group.  Registrants will be chosen on a "lottery basis."  Deadline for submitting applications is May 15, 2008.  You will be notified of acceptance by May 30, 2008 (please do not call Police Headquarters).  The cost is $50 per student. 

 

The goal of the Police Youth Academy is to familiarize children with the role of a Police Officer.  Participants should be prepared for a hands-on experience of a wide variety of Law Enforcement techniques and training. 

Each day will be dedicated to a different topic.  Participants can expect to experience the following:

  • Military Etiquette – Drill & Ceremony
  • Handcuffing Techniques
  • Firearms Safety
  • Police Canine Interaction
  • Basic Criminal Investigation
  • Police Baton Training
  • Self-defense
  • First Aid & Fire Safety
  • And Much, Much More
 		  

The cost is $50 per student, which will include lunch each day, shirts, hats, and necessary materials.  Children are required to wear khaki shorts or slacks and sneakers. 

All instruction, demonstrations and presentations will be administered and supervised by the men and women of the Holmdel Township Police Department.

If you would like more information, contact
Chief Wilson’s Office at 732-946-9690, ext 1721.
 
Police Youth Academy
 
The Holmdel Police Youth Academy was first held in the summer of 2000.  The academy was designed to give local youth the opportunity to learn respect for the law by providing them with positive interaction during their attendance in the academy and motivates young people to be outstanding citizens through law enforcement education.
 
      It also encourages our young citizens to be partners, not adversaries, in building safer schools and communities.  The attendees, the leaders of tomorrow, will be instilled with an appreciation and newfound respect for law enforcers and their role in society.  The academy has been shown to improve self-esteem, discipline, self-confidence and respect for the attendees and law enforcement.  One of the goals of the academy is to familiarize children with the job of a Police Officer. 
 
     Each day at the academy is dedicated to a different topic, such as firearms safety, self-defense, criminal investigations and much more.  In addition, field trips are held to visit the Monmouth County Police Academy when in session, the Statue of Liberty, and the Marine Bureau of the U.S. Park Police. The Holmdel Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit, the Holmdel Township Police Department K-9 Unit and the New Jersey State Police Air Unit hold demonstrations for the attendees.  Military drill and ceremony is held each day and instructed by Holmdel Township Police Department Drill Instructors.  The drill and ceremony instill discipline in all attendees. 
 
 
    Like anything worthwhile, becoming a police officer is not easy.  There are a number of obstacles that a police recruit has to clear to obtain the honor of wearing “the badge”, some easy---some difficult.  The attendees will understand upon completion, what it takes to succeed as a Police Officer in this challenging and dangerous profession.
 
 
    Comments from academy graduates included: “I have a better idea of policemen and what they have to do because I attended the police youth academy”; “Now I know more about some of the police and why they do what they do” and “I want the academy to last longer, I had a great time.  It was probably the best camp I attended this summer and I attended a lot”.
 
    The academy is open to both boys and girls, ages 9 - 12.  Meals and beverages are provided each day as well as academy shirts, hats and study materials.  The Chief of Police at a graduation ceremony held on the evening of the last day awards certificates of completion to each attendee.  Seating is limited to 40 attendees for each week and registration is accepted on a first- come/first-served basis.  The academy is usually held two weeks in August.  Flyers are sent home through the schools around April or May.
 
 
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