The Garden City Police Department hosts a Citizen Police Academy in January of each year. The Citizens’ Police Academy is to enhance the working relationship and communication between members of the community and law enforcement.

The academy is a ten (10) week program designed to provide a working knowledge and background of the Garden City Police Department. The class meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 P.M. to 10 P.M. for ten consecutive weeks at the training room of the Garden City Police Department at 304 N. 9th Street. The academy for this year will begin Tuesday, January 23, 2007.

The instruction will consist of demonstrations, tours, lectures and the opportunity to ride-along with a patrol officer. The curriculum includes, but is not limited to the following subjects: hiring process, department structure, school resource officer, communications, canine, drug enforcement, community oriented policing, report writing, traffic stops and DUI’s, laws, surveillance, evidence collection and processing a mock crime scene, demonstrations by the special enforcement team, internal affairs, range shoot and learning about the partnership between the Garden City Police Department and the Citizens Assist Team which is consisted of alumni’s of the Citizens Police Academy..

Interested individuals must be at least 21-years of age and reside in Garden City and Finney County. For more information and details on the Academy, please call the Garden City Police Department at (620) 276-1300.

Members of the first acadmey have now formed a Citizens Assist Team (CAT). From the original class of 15 students, nine are active members of the CAT. Further graduates are eligible for membership. CAT members provide assistance to the department directing traffic at major events, helping with community projects, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament and neighborhood beautification projects.

If you have any questions about either the Citizens Police Academy or the Citizens Assist Team you may call 620-276-1300. The Garden City Police Department's Citizen's Acadmey motto is "Understanding Through Education."