THE POLICE ACADEMY
You’ll attend a police academy most likely in the Southern California region, based off of class availability.
Hours of Academy Training
Subjects Taught
CRIMINAL LAW
You’ll learn criminal law application and procedures, as well as penal, vehicle, health and safety codes and more.
FIREARMS
You’ll spend hours and hours learning about firearms, and how to safely and efficiently use them to save your life and the lives of civilians.
LIFESAVING SKILLS
From CPR and first aid, to emergency childbirth, to putting out fires, you’ll master skills which one day may save a person’s life.
VEHICLE OPERATIONS
Knowing the dynamics of a patrol vehicle, and how to operate it to its maximum potential in a safe manner is critical.
TACTICS
To protect yourself and members of the community, you’ll be trained in tactical operations and skills for a myriad of situations.
DEFENSIVE TACTICS
Knowing how to defend yourself from those wishing to do you or a member of the community harm are valuable skills you’ll learn.
WHAT ABOUT THE STRESS OF THE ACADEMY?
Police academies across the nation vary in whether they are a stress academy or non-stress academy. A stress academy would be based on military principles, with intense physical demands and psychological pressure. Non-stress academies emphasize academics in addition to physical training sessions, and more relaxed interaction with trainers.
- All or Mostly Stress 22%
- Slightly More Stress Than Non-Stress 25%
- Balanced Stress And Non-Stress 33%
- Slightly More Non-Stress Than Stress 12%
- All Or Mostly Non-Stress 7%
THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM
Upon graduation, new officers transition from being a recruit to a trainee in the department’s field training program. The length of the program may be shortened for lateral police officers with patrol experience.
Weeks Of Training
Phases Of Training
DEPARTMENT POLICY
You’ll become familiar with, and demonstrate adherence to, the policies of the Hemet Police Department.
FIREARMS
Proper handling and use of firearms in accordance with the policies, tactics, and standards of the Hemet Police Department will be used.
APPLICATION OF THE LAW
We want to see you take the legal knowledge you learned in the academy and apply it in your everyday performance.
VEHICLE OPERATIONS
You’ll demonstrate the safe, efficient, and practical operation of a police patrol vehicle in both stress and non-stress conditions.
COMMUNICATIONS
How you interact with members of the community, victims, suspects, witnesses, peers, and supervisors will be evaluated to ensure they meet our standards.
CRITICAL INCIDENTS
You’ll be subjected to high-stress, critical and sometimes violent incidents which will require you to respond and successfully defuse.
FIELD TRAINING OFFICER (noun)
- An experienced police officer with the ability to teach recruits and trainees how to properly, efficiently, safely, and bravely perform the duties of a police officer operating a patrol vehicle in a solo function
- A mentor
- A police officer role model
ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT
We can not emphasize it enough. Academics are important both in the police academy, and the field training program. Police officers need to be highly knowledgeable in all aspects of their position.
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Academy Completion
86% of all recruits who start the police academy graduate
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Academic Fail - Men
38% of male recruits failed the academy due to academics
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Academic Fail - Women
25% of female recruits failed the academy due to academics
Your Success.
We are here to help you!
Becoming a member of a law enforcement agency is no simple task. Whether you are applying to become a police officer, dispatcher, or other non-sworn member of our team, there is an intensive testing process. We want to help you understand that process, and give you the best chance of joining this profession, and more importantly, the Hemet Police Department.
View our helpful "Your Success" Recruitment Pages to learn more about the various phases of our hiring process. Have any questions? Click below to reach out to a recruiter.
*All statistics on this page were taken from the U.S. Department of Justice State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2013 report published in July of 2016. Click here to download the report.