CRIME PREVENTION II
TGCCPA is sponsoring a 40-Hour Crime Prevention Training Workshop - TCLEOSE #2102 - in February 2010. This comprehensive training opportunity is offered at a discounted rate through a special grant.
Click here for more information, date and contact info.
The Texas Gulf Coast Crime Prevention Association is happy to list training opportunities that our members bring to our attention.
Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, San Marcos
Click here to go to the ICJS website for more information.
Rice University Police Department, Houston
Click here to go to the RUPD website for more information.
The Citizen Police Academy
Through the Citizen Police Academies (CPA), police officers can maintain a good relationship with the public by involving citizens in crime prevention efforts. CPAs provide the public with a working knowledge of their law enforcement agency's mission, operation, policies, and personnel.
They also create mutual trust and cooperation between the police and residents. An increasing number of law enforcement agencies have realized the enormous benefits of CPAs to their communities and have incorporated them into their community-oriented policing strategies.
Law enforcement agencies can obtain information regarding CPAs from a variety of sources. However, establishing a successful CPA remains a substantial task. Read more in this article from Police Chief Magazine.
The Missouri City, Texas, Police Department brought the CPA concept to Texas in 1986, eventually extending it to an 11-week course format. Read more...
Communities Accepting Applications for TGCCPA members for upcoming
Citizens Police Academy classes
- City of Pasadena Police Department - 281-998-8240
- Harris County Sheriff's Office - 713-759-9454
- City of Baytown Police Department - 281-420-6662
- City of Jersey Village - 832-347-0324
- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office - 281-297-6534
- City of Katy Police Department - 281-391-4848
- City of Huntsville Police Department - 936-662-0502
- City of Rosenberg Police Department - 832-595-3757
- City of Deer Park Police Department - 281-930-2118
- City of La Porte Police Department - 281-471-3811
- City of Angleton Police Department - 979-849-2383
- City of Shenandoah Police Department - 832-585-8132
- City of Pearland Police Department - 281-652-1231
- City Of Waller Police Department - 936-372-3880
- City of Prairie View Police Department - 936-857-3711
- City of Missouri City Police Department - 281-403-8700
- Sugarland Police Department - 281-275-2575
- Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office- 281-341-4780