| The Glendale Police Department is dedicated to working with residents, businesses and communities, to identify and solve community problems. We are a department of employees committed to working together through a variety of programs. These programs and services positively impact a citizen's quality of life as well as reinforce the strengths and needs of neighborhoods.
We encourage you to learn more about our department through your personal involvement. Register to participate in our Citizen Police Academy or volunteer your time in a variety of areas.
In addition to adult programs, the police department also has an Explorer Post for teen involvement. This group specializes in all aspects of law enforcement and community services with members who are 14 to 20 years of age.
CLICK HERE for more information about our Community Action Teams (CAT) and their pro-active programs.
Citizen Police Academy
The Glendale Police Department’s “Citizen Academy” is an opportunity for citizens of Glendale and members of the business community to take an inside look at their Police Department and law enforcement operations. The purpose of the academy is to enlighten participants to all phases of police operations and help them understand how and why the Glendale Police Department operates.
Course curriculum includes:
- An overview of the Police Department and the administration
- Uniformed patrol and the impact of the job on officers
- Crime scene investigation
- D.U.I. recognition
- Tactical operations
- Use of canines
- Police driving techniques
- Firearms training and explosives demonstration
- DARE and G.R.E.A.T. (School based programs)
- Police communications
- Community oriented policing and Community Action Teams
- Volunteer Opportunities
Program requirements:
- Participants must be 18 years of age
- Resident of the City of Glendale (or) Owner or employee of a Glendale business
- Be able to attend a 11 week program (in addition to one Saturday and/or Sunday class)
- Background check
Next Class Starts:
The classes are put on twice a year (fall and spring). They are scheduled for Wednesday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. Applications must be sent to:
Glendale Police Department
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
6835 N 57 Drive
Glendale, AZ 85301
CLICK HERE to download a copy of the application
For further information contact Volunteer Services, Marie Shepherd, at 623-930-3089 or e-mail mshepherd@glendaleaz.com.
Community Oriented Policing
The Glendale Police Department has been a leader in Community Oriented Policing (COP) within the state of Arizona. As one of the first police agencies to implement the COP philosophy, Glendale trained all employees in the techniques of problem solving in 1988. Emphasis was placed on using problem solving methods to resolve community issues.
Community Oriented Policing has many varied definitions but is generally considered a philosophy and management style that promotes proactive community partnerships to address the root cause(s) of crime and fear as well as other community/police issues.
Problem Oriented Policing is one of the many tools used to get to the root of community and police problems. The hope is that by using this method, the underlying problem will be eliminated or reduced to the point that citizens are satisfied and police will not have to return.
The Glendale Police Department’s Community Action Teams (CATs) are the coordinators of problem-solving efforts in neighborhoods and have been very successful in their efforts.
The Neighborhood Response Unit is a pro-active squad applying problem solving techniques to neighborhood problems.
Glendale Police Explorer Post 2469
If you’re interested in a career in law enforcement and are between the ages of 14 (and graduated from the 8th grade) to 20, then Explorer Post 2469 is for you. The post would like anyone who is interested to attend our next meeting.
The Explorer Post specializes in all aspects of law enforcement including but not limited to: records, communications, crime scene management, accident investigation, and patrol procedures. The post also assists the police department during the city’s major events. They participate in community service projects and work with the alcohol and tobacco enforcement programs.
The Glendale Police Explorer Post #2469 provides a valuable learning experience. Our purpose is to introduce post members to current law enforcement concepts, ideas, and techniques. This is accomplished under the direction of Glendale Police Officers and Post Advisors.
Glendale Police Explorer Post 2469 Information:
- Meetings: The post meets every other Monday night from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Meetings at located at 6255 W. Union Hills Dr at the Foothills Glendale Police Station. Class topics include: criminal law, accident investigation, physical training, self defense, patrol procedures, officer safety tactics, etc.
- Patrol ride-along: Explorers ride with a police officers during their normal shifts. This gives the Explorer a hand on opportunity to view the duties of a patrol officer.
- Communications: Explorers work in the communications division where they assist dispatchers with emergency and non-emergency calls and dispatching. Explorers are trained in radio procedures.
- Identification: Explorers are trained by personnel from the Identification Division. They learn how to collect fingerprints, take photographs, and assist at major crime scenes to preserve evidence.
- Special Events: Explorers assist with traffic control and crowd control at various city events such as parades, festivals, Fourth of July activities, Fiesta Bowl activities, and the 2008 Super Bowl.
- Law Enforcement Explorer Academies: Every summer we offer opportunities for members to attend the Junior Law Enforcement Explorer Academy (JLEA) and the Arizona Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA). The explorers receive some of the same training that police officers receive at the Police Academy.
- Law Enforcement Explorer Conferences and Competitions: Explorer Post 2469 attends as many Law Enforcement Explorer conferences as possible. They also attend various competitions with other law enforcement posts.
The purpose of the post is to explorer and prepare for a career in law enforcement. The post also strives to develop leadership, discipline, physical fitness, teamwork and professional skills for all of its members.
Post 2469 is the oldest law enforcement specialty post in Arizona. Many of our members have gone on to become law enforcement officers, military officers, detention officers and dispatchers.
We encourage you to consider joining Post 2469 today!
For more information on the Glendale Police Explorer Program please attend our next meeting. Please call the Explorer Information Hotline to verify the meeting schedule has not changed.
Explorer Information Hotline: (623) 930-4414
Email:
Explorers@GlendaleAZ.com
DARE
Dare to Resist Drugs and Violence - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
 
Glendale and DARE: Glendale's DARE program started in 1988 and is taught at the 6th grade level in 33 schools. There are six officers in this program, which covers 10 weeks serving approximately 3,600 students.
This year 35 million school children around the world—26 million in the U.S. —will benefit from DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, or violence. DARE was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in nearly 75 percent of our nation’s school districts and in more than 44 countries around the world.
DARE was introduced to Glendale in 1989. Currently, the Glendale Police Department has seven certified DARE officers who instruct every 6th grader attending a public school within Glendale’s city limits.
DARE is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teach children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug- and violence-free lives. The program, which was developed jointly by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District, initially focused on elementary school children. It has now been expanded to include middle school and high school programs.
The Arizona DARE program has assumed a leadership role as one of five regional training centers, and provides technical assistance in training and program development in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Alaska, the American Samoa Islands and Arizona.
For information about DARE or Glendale DARE Day, contact Sergeant Mark Smith at 623-930-2526.
GREAT
Gang Resistance Education and Training
Glendale’s G.R.E.A.T. Program started in 1991 and now has 30 schools participating. 4th grade – 4-week program involving approximately 2,900 students. 7th grade – 13-week program involving approximately 3,300 students. For more information, contact Sgt. Mark Smith at 623-930-2526 or email MSmith@glendaleaz.com.
 The mission of the G.R.E.A.T., Gang Resistance Education and Training, program is to provide a wide range of structured activities and classroom instruction for school-aged children that results in a sense of competency and the personal empowerment needed to avoid involvement in gangs. G.R.E.A.T. is a prevention program that seeks to reduce gang involvement and curb the increasing violence permeating communities. It is not an intervention program and does not alleviate the need for continued enforcement, along with referral services.
G.R.E.A.T. helps youth become responsible members of their communities by setting goals, resisting the pressure to join gangs, learning how to resolve conflict without violence and understanding the negative ramifications of gang involvement. To accomplish this the program has three main components: a 7th and 8th grade curriculum, 3rd and 4th grade sessions and a summer recreation/education program.
The ultimate goal of G.R.E.A.T. is to reduce gang involvement, thereby reducing violent behavior among the nation's youth. The program requires a commitment from government, education, the police department and above all, the community. G.R.E.A.T. is not the only answer; it is one of the tools with which to combine resources and positive change from the status quo.
Government Support
G.R.E.A.T. began in 1991 when representatives from Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms contacted various agencies in the Phoenix area to design and implement a gang resistance program. The Phoenix Police Department, in cooperation with surrounding Valley agencies, developed a core curriculum based on reducing gang involvement. The program quickly gained attention and has become a national model. Supported by the A.T.F. and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, more than 980 officers representing approximately 446 agencies and 44 states have been trained to implement this program.
Funding for either the school-based program or the national training effort comes directly from the Senate Appropriations Committee. Recently, G.R.E.A.T. was included in the president's crime bill.
The City of Glendale Radio Club
The City of Glendale Radio Club has their own web page at www.GlendaleAz.com/hamradio. Check it out!
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