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Apply for the 2018 Academy

Seniors and graduate students can apply now for the academy that starts in January 2018. Download the and fill it out. Deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Email the completed application to rholguin@ucdavis.edu, or bring it to the PD front office.

At 51�������, the is the next best thing to a major in law enforcement and creates a direct path to a job after graduation. At least, that’s how eight alumni found themselves working at 51�������.

Our police leaders have a reason for training students and then hiring them as 51������� graduates. These eight alumni have experienced student life and know exactly what it’s like to have a bike stolen or need a safe ride home in the middle of the night.

The annual four-month academy provides a rigorous training program for graduating seniors or graduate students with an interest in a career in law enforcement.

The 51������� academy also provides students with a good start for pursuing more education in criminal law, forensics or federal law enforcement.

Cadets receive broad training on community-focused law enforcement and in diversity, inclusion, respect and equality.

With their background, “home-grown” 51������� officers are able to work with a population they understand and can form deeper, more meaningful connections with the people they serve.

Opportunities to grow in law enforcement

The department also offers a open to all students, faculty and community members. Participants get an inside look into what a police officer does. Undergraduates and others who are curious about law enforcement can enroll in this nine-week course. The class covers preliminary training on arrest-search-seizure procedures, evidence processing and fingerprinting, and more.

Other topics include crime prevention, self-defense training and traffic safety training.

Meet three of our alumni officers

Dylan Fakhimi ’14, political science: Dylan is one of the eight officers as hired into the department after undergoing the training.

“It feels like just yesterday when I’d be busy all day doing homework or preparing for a final,” the political science graduate says. “Now I walk around and I see other people going through the same thing — I can connect with them.” He says when he returned to campus after graduating as a law officer, “I felt like I was at home, but I had a different purpose.”

Catalina Hernandez ’13, sociology, Chicana/o studies: Catalina was one of the top three cadets chosen by the 51������� Police Department to receive training at the police academy, and then hired as a campus police officer. Her double major in sociology and Chicano/a studies helped her gain a better understanding of issues ranging from inequality, race, criminology and law. Taking part in the academy solidified her desire to pursue a career in law enforcement.

“To me, 51������� is a very special place,” Catalina says. “It was a great time in my life, so I want to make sure other people can experience that. Because I was a student here, I have that sense of community, too. There’s just a good connection to campus that I have.”

Jose Pinedo ’13, sociology: The first arrest that Jose made was an alleged bike thief. The bike owner was a college friend.

“That’s what helped me love this job even more,” he says. “I was able to help these people I was peers with [as a student]. It was symbolic of, ‘Yes, this is the right place for me.’ I’m able to give back."

The sociology major says he enjoys that he still gets to see professors, employers and friends on campus, and the fact that the job has deepened his connection to the school.

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Interested in learning how to get other types of jobs on campus after you graduate? Read “5 Steps for New Grads Looking for Work at 51�������.”

Maria Akhter ’18, an economics and comparative literature double major, is an intern for 51������� .

 

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