Under the leadership of Captain Janae C. Florence, the Training Academy management
team consists of two lieutenants and three sergeants. The staff instructors are
experienced members of the department and are qualified in their speciality
area. Instructors from local colleges and universities, state, and federal
agencies, as well as from specialized units from within SAPD supplement the
full-time Training staff.
The police cadet training program is a salaried non-residential program that
is certified for full-time Veteran's Administration Education Benefits. Classes
are conducted Monday through Friday, based on a 40-hour work-week, consisting
of approximately 1,200 classroom hours over a 32 to 34-week period. Police cadets must maintain
a minimum 80% grade point average and successfully complete all skills,
vocational, and physical fitness training requirements. The training
program includes, but is not limited to:
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