Youth Police Academy 2014

Published: Aug. 4, 2014, 10 a.m.

The Youth Police Academy debuted with students 14-17 taught about training and procedures of local law enforcement agencies. The program is the first Academy program locally that is sponsored by the Iowa City Police Dept., the Johnson County Sheriffs Office, U of Iowa Police Dept., Coralville Police Dept., and the Johnson County Metro Bomb Squad. Students are shown all facets of law enforcement from Special Response teams, firearms, gangs and narcotics, the K-9 unit, Bomb detection, Animal Services, the Jail, and collision investigation.