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San Antonio
Police Department
TRAINING ACADEMY |
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If you are interested in Applying to SAPD, please visit the
SAPD RECRUITING web page.
FACILITY
The present San Antonio Police Training Academy was constructed
during 1987-88 at a cost of $8.6 million. Funding was obtained
through a General Obligation Bond issue. The facility officially
opened in May of 1989.
The Training Academy is located at 12200 SE Loop 410, on
a one-hundred sixty-five acre site. (SEE BELOW FOR
MAP) Seventy acres is
undeveloped and is designated a wildlife sanctuary. The
maintained campus area is approximately ninety-five acres,
which includes the Academy's Main Building, Driving Track,
Tactical Village, Physical Fitness Area and Shooting Range.
There are three main building groups:
- Main Building = 54,000 square feet, consisting of classrooms,
offices, library, computer center, video center, controlled
climate gymnasium, and cafeteria.
- Firing Range = 27,000 square feet, for handguns and
shotguns; consisting of a large classroom, offices,
armory room, and six covered firing ranges with electronic
and mechanical target control.
- Tactical Village = An assortment of frame and masonry
buildings, used for tactical training and other
field training opportunities.
Other Facilities Include:
- Emergency Vehicle Response Course (EVRC) on fifty
acres. The course includes a "low-speed" workout area
and skid pad, "high-speed" one-mile track, cool-down
track, and a maintenance facility and fueling station.
- Physical Training Area = One-quarter-mile oval track,
plus obstacle course.
- K-9 (Canine) Training Area = One-acre fenced site, with
kennels and training props.
- Shoot-Don't-Shoot Simulation = Interactive and
multi-media, a computerized, lifelike simulation, giving
students realistic skill building episodes. Scenarios are
varied and challenging.
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- TOP LEFT: Driving Track, Shooting Range and Classroom,
Tactical Village
- TOP RIGHT: Main Building and Memorial Patio
- LOWER LEFT: Obstacle Course
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STAFF COMPONENT
Professional Staff are the backbone of the operation of
the San Antonio Police Training Academy. Under the leadership
of Captain James Flavin, the management team consists of
two lieutenants and three sergeants. The staff instructors
include officers of all ranks. In addition, the
full-time training staff is supplemented by instructors
from local colleges and universities, from local, state, and
federal agencies, and from specialized units of SAPD.
The training faculty performs over one-hundred fifty-thousand
contact hours of instruction each year, reaching more
than two thousand students.
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SAPD ARMORY :
The Training Academy also includes
the Armory & Supply Unit, which maintains staff and
facilities at the Academy Firing Range Building.
Please click below to visit the
Armory Page:
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CADET TRAINING
APPLICATIONS :
Applications for enrollment to the San Antonio Police
Training Academy are taken from existing eligibility
lists generated by the Recruiting
and
Applicant Processing Details of the San Antonio Police
Department. Please go to the RECRUITING pages for more detailed
information.
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS :
The state of Texas,
through the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer
Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) mandates
that law enforcement officers receive initial training
of a minimum of 560 hours. The San Antonio Police
Training Academy currently provides twenty-seven weeks
(1,100+ hours) of instruction, including course work in
the following areas:
| Police Tactics | Criminal Investigation |
Juvenile Issues | Firearms |
| Civil Process & Liability | Family Violence |
Arrest, Search & Seizure | Traffic Law |
| First Aid | Report Writing |
Cultural Awareness | Physical Training |
| Interpersonal Communication |
Emergency Communication |
After graduation,
each Cadet, who is now a "Probationary Police Officer", enters
a 13-week field training period under the supervision of a
Field Training Officer (FTO). After successful completion
of field training, each probationary is given their own
patrol assignment. At the end of 12 months on probation,
the performance of each new officer is reviewed, and those
judged successful are added to the permanent SAPD roster.
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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
RETRAINING :
The Training Academy provides
40 hours of In-Service training to each of more than 2000
sworn SAPD officers each year. The State of Texas (TCLEOSE)
requires a minimum of forty hours of refresher training
for all full-time law enforcement officers once every two years.
In San Antonio, there is a greater emphasis on the
In-Service training concept. In keeping with the Contract with
the San Antonio Police Officers Association, the City provides
a varied curriculum of one week (40 hrs.) each year
of In-Service to each active police officer.
Information on RETIRED SAPD OFFICER CARRY
QUALIFICATION DATES
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES :
The San Antonio Police
Training Academy hosts numerous internal seminars that
include specialized instruction in such areas as:
- Narcotics Investigations
- Scientific Crime Scene Investigation
- SWAT Training
- Hostage Negotiations
- Accident Reconstruction
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- Family Violence Counseling
- Crime Prevention
- Bicycle Patrol Proficiency
- Specialized Firearms Training
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The Academy has also hosted national and international
law enforcement conferences and has received visitors from
Europe, Asia, Mexico, Central America and South America.
MANAGEMENT TRAINING :
The Academy also offers
Management Training to executive level law enforcement
managers. In conjunction with the Alamo Area Council of
Governments (AACOG) certain courses are offered to
regional law enforcement personnel.
CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY :
The Training Academy
also hosts the popular Citizen Police
Academy (CPA), an 11-week class, meeting one night a week,
for San Antonio residents who are interested in learning
more about their police department. Since its first class in
1994, the CPA has graduated over 1,500 members.
Please click below to visit the
Citizen Police Academy (CPA) Page:
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SAN ANTONIO POLICE TRAINING
ACADEMY
YOU MAY CONTACT US AT THE ADDRESSES BELOW:
| By Mail: 12200 SE Loop 410, SA, TX 78221 |
| By Phone: (210)207-6262, By Fax: (210)207-6202 |
| By e-mail:
SAPD Training Academy |
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
APPLYING FOR THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT,
CONTACT THE RECRUITING UNIT AT THE ADDRESSES BELOW:
| By Mail: 555 Academic Ct, San Antonio, TX 78204 |
| By Phone: (210)207-5050 |
| By e-mail:
SAPD Recruiting Unit |
Please click below to visit the
RECRUITING Page:
The SAPD Training Academy is located at
12200 SE LOOP 410, between Moursund and Roosevelt.
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San Antonio Police Department 1998-2011
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