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Section 18 community c.o.p. analysis

Community resources: c.o.p. program analysis
The following graph depicts the time & tasks completed by the C.O.P. program during this year.

2018 Annual Report:

Citizens On Patrol

335.8
350
300

250
200
150 104
67
100 32 29 27.5
50 0 16
0

The Red Oak Police Department has started to accept applications for the newly revised Citizens
Public Safety Academy. The Citizens Public Safety Academy is a 28-30 hour block training program
designed to give the public a working knowledge of the Red Oak Police and Fire Departments. It
will consist of fourteen Thursday evening classes and one or two Saturday classes. The instruction
is comprehensive and each week separate areas of the department are covered.

Training
Robbery, Use of Force, S.W.A.T., Recruiting, Traffic Enforcement, Field Training and meeting the
Chiefs of Police and Fire are some examples of the topics that will be covered. Instruction consists
of lectures, tours and demonstrations.

Slogan
The slogan of the Citizens Public Safety Academy is “Understanding through Education”. The goal is
to educate the public about the Red Oak Police and Fire Departments and to increase the rapport
between citizens and first responders.

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