| How To Study Up For The Police Academy | | | | and other officer safety stuff, you may lose your |
| Curriculum Exam | | | | life. |
| Before going to the police training academy there | | | | That's why instructors at the police academy put |
| are some things that if applied correctly will make | | | | a lot of emphasis on how well you do on the |
| your stay there a lot less stressful. One of the | | | | examinations. The test results will reveal how well |
| things that you can do is prepare your mentally, | | | | you retain important information such as Miranda |
| physically, and academically weeks or even | | | | warnings and etc. If you do poorly on your test |
| months before going to the academy. If you | | | | you'll be sent home, it's really that simple. That's |
| want to become a police officer the first thing | | | | why I ALWAYS encourage every recruit who is |
| you want to do is study up on your state laws, | | | | heading to the law enforcement academy to |
| traffic law, and general criminal law. | | | | invest in a police academy study guide. With a |
| These things that I've just mentioned are going to | | | | police academy prep book, you can touch up on |
| be your life line in the police academy, as well as | | | | the course materials before you even get there. |
| on the street. If you don't know your criminal | | | | The advantage is once you get to the academy, |
| laws such as fleeing felon rule, plain view doctrine, | | | | you'll have a good grasp of the course materials, |
| as well as others important case law studies, you'll | | | | and subsequently pass the test. |
| flunk the curriculum exams. In an effort to help | | | | #2- Prepare Yourself Physically: |
| you prepare, I'm going to give you the top two | | | | Get prepared to run and run some more while at |
| things that you can start doing right now to | | | | the academy. If you are out of shape, you'll get |
| prepare for the police officer academy. | | | | killed at the police academy. In fact, if you can't |
| #1- Get a Police Academy Study Guide: | | | | pass the entry level physical fitness test you |
| The POST training academy will be challenging not | | | | won't be allowed into the academy. If you didn't |
| only physically, but academically as well. Many | | | | already know it, while at the academy you must |
| recruits make the mistake of only preparing | | | | pass the PFT, which consist of doing push-ups, |
| physically for the academy, but completely ignore | | | | sit-ups, mile and half run, 300 meter sprint... Other |
| the police academy course curriculum. The | | | | agencies have an obstacle course, and dummy |
| physical aspect of the academy (running, sit-ups, | | | | drag test as well. |
| push-ups) are all part of the academy experience, | | | | Regardless of the dynamics of the PT test - the |
| but your test scores on the course curriculum will | | | | bottom-line is you need to be in top shape before |
| determine if you graduate. The reason for that is | | | | going to the academy. That's why following a |
| pretty simple. If you're out of shape, you may | | | | police academy workout plan is absolutely critical if |
| lose a foot pursuit here and there, but if you fail | | | | you want to get into peek conditioning. |
| defensive tactics, EVOC, Felony Stop scenarios | | | | |