Lt. G. F. Macher Jr. - Instructor
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Class one evening per week for two to two 1/2 hours for nine weeks
Age requirements between 9-14
Interested in Police work and operations
Application are sent out to schools when the classes are scheduled and are also available at the Martinsburg Police Department. The class dates are advertised in the Martinsburg Journal
Be willing to experience new things
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Orientation and tour of police department to include equipment, vehicles, communications, complaint procedures and community policing.
Intro to the US Constitution and laws of West Virginia. Speakers to include Federal Judges and Prosecutors. Tour the Federal Courthouse.
Investigation of crimes to include evidence collection. Speakers are Detectives and Task Force members.
Tour of Eastern Regional Jail
Intro to Federal Law Enforcement. Speakers are agents of the FBI, ATF, Customs and the DEA.
Tour of Central Dispatch and K9 demonstration.
Tour of the Air National Guard
Domestic abuse and family crime.
Junior Police Academy Mission
To Motivate you
To teach you about police work
To give you a chance to experience police work
To have you experience stress
To have you think about yourself and others
To show you respect
To show you what pride is
To show you what discipline is
To be successful in the class
To make you believe in yourself
To make you believe in others around you
To develop learning habits that you need now
To have you see the down side of tobacco and drugs
To have you make a promise not to use tobacco or drugs
To be able to think and make good decisions
To show you that we care
To have you see that we can talk about anything
To have you see why police work is interesting and necessary
Learning Objectives
Be able to understand and describe the organizational structure of the Martinsburg City Police
Be able to explain the mission, values and goals of the department
Be able to understand the concept of community policing
You will have explained to you the basic concept of criminal law and will be introduced to the judicial system
Observe procedures we follow in the enforcement of underage drinking and the detection of drunk drivers
Be able to explain the importance of traffic law enforcement
Be able to explain the cause of drug abuse. You will also see what illegal drugs are and have provided to you information on addiction. You will know the laws about drug possession and the penalties for the crimes
You will understand the importance of crime prevention
You will understand the handling of calls for service by our department
You will be exposed to many levels of law enforcement
You will experience a moderate level of discipline needed to complete a law enforcement training academy
You will be responsible for assignments given by the instructor
You will be exposed to equipment used by police officers
