The spring season brings a call for the Fishers Police Department (FPD) Teen Academy for 2022.    This year’s academy, the 20th, will be held at Riverside Intermediate School, July 11-15.  The Academy is one week of law enforcement-type training that police officials say will allow teens to better understand how law enforcement works.

Local Officers plan an overview of the roles and responsibilities of FPD Officers and insight into some of the specialized units and skills within FPD.  Topics will include how to make a traffic stop, how the K-9 Unit works within the agency, the role of the Fishers Dive Team, how Crime Scene Investigators process scenes, and how to safely navigate social media and the internet. Students will have some classroom instruction and practical role play training each day.

The academy will begin with physical fitness at 9:00 each morning.  Participants will then attend informational sessions followed by practical hands-on training to reinforce the lesson(s) of the day.  Each day will end with a social activity between officers and students, dismissal each day at 3:30 p.m.

The Academy is open to youth in junior high who have completed the seventh grade through students entering their senior year in high school.  Applicants must be enrolled in or planning to attend a junior high or high school in Fishers in the fall of 2022.  FPD Officers will complete a background check on each applicant.  There is no fee for the Teen Academy, but advanced registration is required.  Walk-ins will not be permitted.

There are a total of 40 spots available for this year’s academy.  Begin the registration process by submitting interest at this link, Fishers Police Teen Academy   Registration is a two-step process.  Step one is a pre-registration application and background check; once pre-registration and the background screening have been completed and an applicant has been approved for participation, applicants will receive an email from FISHERS, IN with final registration information and camp details.

            Registration will be open April 25, 2022, until May 20, 2022 (or until the camp reaches capacity).