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SAFETY EDUCATION UNIT

Sgt. Mike McCarter
865-215-8633
mmccarter@cityofknoxville.org

Youth Cordinator
Jan Gangwer
865-215-8624
jgangwer@cityofknoxville.org

STUDENT POLICE

The Student Police Academy will be a day camp lasting Monday through Friday for two weeks. School Resource Officers will staff the SPA. New Horizons will conduct the Adventure Challenge Courses. The maximum enrollment will be 20 students.

KPD Headquarters (Safety Building) is located at 800 Howard Baker Jr. Av (map attached). Parents will drop off students at the west corner of the KPD parking lot from 8:15 – 8:30 am. Students will be bussed to activities.

Pick-up will be at the same location promptly at 4:00 PM, EXCEPT on Friday, June 6th 5:00 PM, Thursday, June 12th 5:00 PM, and Friday, June 13th 2:00 PM.

Families are invited to KPD Range 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM for the picnic lunch and Graduation. Pick-up on Friday, June 13th will be at the KPD Range at 2:00 PM. KPD Range is located at 6388 Cement Plant Road. Snacks and lunch will be supplied. The Student Police Academy, sponsored by University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center, is free of charge. Schedule is subject to change.

Date	Activity	Location
June 2	Tour of KPD Headquarters	Headquarters
	Welcome and Introductions	Range
	Orientation and Overview	Range
	Team building w/New Horizons	Range
June 3	Ropes	Florence Crittenton
June 4	Forensics overview and experiments	Headquarters
	Regional Forensic Center Tour	UT Med Center
June 5	Forensic Anthropology	UT
June 6	Caving	Cherokee Caverns
June 9	Polygraph	Range
	Internet Crimes	Range
	Organized Crime Unit	Range
	Criminal Investigation Division and Juvenile Investigations and Court Issues	Range
June 10	K-9	Range
	Special Operations Squad (SWAT)	Range
	Explosive Ordnance Disposal	Range
June 11	Ballistics	Headquarters
	Firearms Safety	Range
	Firearms Automated Training Simulator	Range
	Mock Crime Scene Investigation	To be determined
June 12	Mystery at Cades Cove	Cades Cove
June 13	Driving Range, Recruitment	Range
	Picnic / Graduation – Family invited	Range