Community academy students

Police Community Academy

The Police Community Academy will not be offered this year, please check back in Fall 2023 for more details.  
Group photo of Police Community Academy attendees.

Police Community Academy

Interested in learning more about the UC Davis Police Department? This free, eight-week course gives you an insider's view.

The Police Community Academy covers:

  • Arrest-search-seizure
  • Defensive tactics
  • Lethal and non-lethal force scenarios
  • Evidence processing and fingerprints
  • Vehicle stops
  • Community-oriented policing
  • Jail and Coroner's office tour
  • Mock jury trial
  • Other great topics

Who Can Attend?

There are no special requirements for taking the course, but a UC Davis Police Department Live Scan background check may be required.

Enrollment is open to all UC Davis students, staff, faculty as well as citizens in the community who wish to learn more about law enforcement at UC Davis. UC Davis students can earn two units for full attendance.


Registration

To register, click the button below: 

Register for the Community Academy

For more information please contact:

Myra Abshire
mabshire@ucdavis.edu | 530-752-7029
  or
Officer Mikio McCulloch
mmcculloch@ucdavis.edu | 530-754-1524