If you are thinking about a career in law enforcement, take the next step and apply to attend a California police academy. Today, most departments ask interested candidates to file an application with the city they prefer. When they are accepted, new recruits are sent to an academy for approximately six months of training prior [...]

A police academy can be found in all 50 states, and every state also has an agency that certifies police academies and the courses they offer. Most states require applicants to meet certain basic scholastic and physical standards before they can attend a police academy and graduate, and other requirements may be added for certification [...]

The state’s universities and colleges operate most of the police academies in California. Certain large agencies—including the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the California Highway Patrol—run their own police academy, and there are some regional police academies scattered throughout the state as well. Also, those who want to [...]