Suffolk Students To Graduate From Police Youth Academy

Suffolk Students to Graduate from Police Youth Academy Forty six teens learn about police work during weeklong training

The Suffolk County Police Department’s Youth Academy will hold its graduation ceremony on Friday, July 16, at 3 p.m. at the Lecture Hall on the Brentwood campus of Suffolk County Community College.

Prior to the graduation ceremony, students will put skills they learned during the academy to the test during a timed Police Challenge Obstacle Course, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The physical fitness test is a culmination of what students have learned during their youth academy training. The test will be a simulated police call during which students will run, climb a wall, drag a mannequin and handcuff a suspect.

The Youth Academy is an educational program that offers specialized training to familiarize the youth of Suffolk County with the role of a police officer; provide them with the opportunity to learn respect for the law; instill in them personal responsibility and the importance of teamwork by providing positive interaction with police officers; and by educating young people about the challenges and responsibilities of police work. Forty six students from Suffolk County high schools participated in this year’s academy.

Graduates completed five days of training in police operations and procedures including crime scene investigation, laws of arrest, patrol tactics, traffic enforcement and police pursuits.