Raleigh Police Academy Training

Do you have what it takes to be a police officer? Take a behind-the-scenes look at Raleigh Police Department’s (RPD) Police Academy.

Watch RPD’s new video series featuring Police Academy training sessions.

Police Academy Files: Block One

In block one of the video series, recruits begin to learn the values of being a Raleigh police officer and undergo six and a half months of basic law enforcement training, known as BLET.

Police Academy Files: Block Two

In addition to classroom and physical training, recruits learn to control a police vehicle at a high rate of speed. Additionally, in firearms training, recruits have the opportunity to learn safety, accuracy and proper handling of a firearm.

Raleigh Police Academy Files: Block Three

In block three, recruits continue their physical training and learn how to apprehend an uncooperative subject. Recruits also experience firsthand how dangerous getting pepper-sprayed can be.

Raleigh Police Academy Files: Block Four

The final video in the series showcases the completion of Raleigh Police Academy Class 129's progress in becoming RPD officers.

Eligibility

Two police academy sessions a year are held, and each session takes six months to complete.

There is no maximum age restriction to join RPD, but recruits must:

Be at least 21 years of age at the time of graduation from the Raleigh Police Academy;
Be a high school graduate or equivalent (GED), college or military preferred;
Be a United States citizen or naturalized citizen;
Be of good character and moral background;
Be a licensed driver or able to obtain a valid N.C. Driver's License;
Have 20/20 vision (corrected) and cannot be colorblind; and,
Meet background, medical, and psychological requirements.

Learn more about RPD’s hiring process.

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