Port Huron, MI — The Port Huron Police Youth Academy is in full action this week at Port Huron High School, and youth are receiving hands on experience working with local law enforcement.
The Academy for 8th – 12th graders started Monday and runs from 8 AM – 4 PM through July 2nd.
Monday’s session included classroom training on domestic violence situations including details about the law, how police respond to a domestic violence call, and when to make an arrest in a domestic violence situation.
The day of training culminated with Youth Academy participants responding to simulated domestic violence calls and putting their classroom training to work. Volunteers acted out scenarios, and Youth Academy teams worked with Police Department mentors to properly investigate and handle the situations.
Youth Academy participants will continue the classroom and hands-on training with traffic stops, building searches, and other police scenarios along with safety training with mock weapons and dealing with intoxicated individuals.
Graduation from the Academy is on Friday, July 2nd.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
