Dublin Police Services Citizens’ Academy 2010
Dublin Police Services will be hosting the 2010 Citizens’ Police Academy for adults who reside or work in Dublin. The Academy’s first session will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Classes will be held for nine Wednesdays thereafter, from 6:30PM to 9:30PM. The Academy will culminate in a graduation on June 2, 2010. The goal of the Citizens’ Academy is to teach the public about law enforcement operations, foster kinship between the community and law enforcement, and to promote community policing by supporting and encouraging citizen involvement.
The Academy will offer instruction by experienced law enforcement staff on topics such as Crime Scene/Evidence Collection, Traffic and Radio operations, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Gangs and Drugs. Participants will have an opportunity to tour Santa Rita Jail, as well get a taste of officer training at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC). Located in Dublin, CA, Santa Rita Jail is is the fifth largest jail in the nation.
Sessions are limited to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Potential participants must be at least 18 years old and must successfully complete a background investigations check, sign waiver forms, and be approved by the Chief of Police. Felony convictions or serious criminal arrests
are cause for dismissing an applicant. Applications are available by e-mail, fax, or in person at the Dublin Police Services front counter. To request an application, please call Laura Correa-Hernandez at (925)833-6686 or e-mail her at laura.correa-hernandez@ci.dublin.ca.us. Once completed, applications may be submitted by fax, mail, or in person. The Application Deadline is March 22, 2010.
6:06 AM on March 12th, 2010
In other words, the DP will show us how scary it is to be a cop, so we won’t dare look into voting against pension drops or salary decreases for them…
I’d love to know, will the DP staff members working on this going to be on “overtime” pay while working with this program or will they be volunteering their time off the clock.. I think we know the answer to that.. I hate to be so cynical, because Coco doesn’t like that at all, but here’s another example of waste.. We are PAYING the Dublin police money to offer this class where they will show some public members what they do.. That’s like me asking you to pay my company for Bring-your-child-to-work each year, except this is a multi-day course–
7:57 AM on March 12th, 2010
It’s amazing that you remembered my name. I am touched! At least I have the courage to state my name. You are funny saying that you are paying for the Dublin PD. If you’d “love” to know if they are going to be compensated straight pay, on an overtime basis, or comp time, then you should put in a call and investigate super sleuth you!!
Since you are so bothered by how much cops make, then look into becoming a cop. I can tell by your childishness that you don’t have what it takes be a cop and wouldn’t cut the mustard. They’d eat you up alive.
7:55 AM on March 12th, 2010
I just hope that if Mr./Mrs. Anonymous is ever in a situation where he/she needs the police, that no cops are working that day. Oh but I guess if you were getting strangled in the middle of the night by Santa Rita jail escapees, you’d be more than willing to have some cops working overtime come to your rescue.
10:47 AM on March 12th, 2010
Actually I meant koko as in Conan (he hates cynics).
Strange argument there, saying that those bothered by what cops make should therefore become cops.. And that would help fix our bankrupt states, cities, counties how??? In actuality, I make more than most cops, but don’t bash me for that– The reality is this: Every level of government is indeed going bankrupt or are in major, financial crisis’ currently. In looking at that, it’s important that we look at what the highest costs are to see if anything can be done.. I’m simply saying that these pension plans have to go- We cannot afford them anymore and I’m sick and tired of cutbacks on schools when we have cops who abuse an already lucrative system: http://californiapensionreform.com/
Yes, this is the cops dirty secret– They accumulate vacation time, overtime, etc in their final year of service.. Many of them also get promoted during that final year.. Then when it comes down to figuring out their pension, the stupid program looks at their final year’s income (which is inflated with overtime, vacation payout,etc) and then uses THAT number as a baseline– If you don’t think that is dirty, immoral and deceptive then you are no better than the crooks you’re locking up at Santa Rita-
12:56 PM on March 12th, 2010
Support you!!!
6:06 PM on March 12th, 2010
Totally agreed!
For those federal employees who are being benefited by the system are always in denial. Please sit back and think through how this impact our society.
9:58 AM on March 13th, 2010
Anonymous at 10:47 AM on March 12th, 2010 wrote:
“They accumulate vacation time, overtime, etc in their final year of service.. Many of them also get promoted during that final year.. Then when it comes down to figuring out their pension, the stupid program looks at their final year’s income (which is inflated with overtime, vacation payout,etc) and then uses THAT number as a baseline.”
This should not be a surprise to anyone, as private sector companies that offer pension plans can also do the same. Your final payout or benefits is should always be calculated based on your current year’s income/status. If you worked for a company for 15-20 years and it was time to retire, wouldn’t you want the same? Don’t fault the PD for having this kind of compensation program – wouldn’t you want the same? Or if you were a cop, would you tell them, “oh don’t worry about paying me, I’ll take the benefits that were worse from a couple years ago.”? I don’t think so.
12:42 PM on March 14th, 2010
Most private companies do NOT pay out such a high percentage as the cops/fire department/county govt does… And remember that a very good number of those private companies are indeed going bankrupt because of those pension plans..
For the people that argue “Being a cop is dangerous, we have to get paid that much!”– Um, as mentioned numerous times, there are many more dangerous jobs out there.. And take a look at our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. They make peanuts compared to Dublin Police and yet there they are, in much more danger (with no high-value pension in site when they come home)..
10:53 AM on March 12th, 2010
This is going to be a good tool for folks wanting to get an inside peek at the training officers get. I wish people would stop focusing on what cops make and the pensions they get. Police officers should not be faulted for that.
2:21 PM on March 12th, 2010
I don’t fault cops for what they make or for their pensions which are helping to bankrupt our city/county/state… As a taxpayer who wants to pay less taxes, we have to look at what can be cut back, and pensions are a huge expense….
I’m not so sure why you think it’s a good use of taxpayer money to give 25 adults an “inside peek at the training the officers get”– If those 25 people are so interested in it, have them pay a fee and from that fee the officers involved in the training are paid.. How many officers hours will be dedicated to this “inside peek” program? Let’s do some math… 10 nights, 3 hours per night.. that’s 30 hours… That does NOT include planning for the nights by the Dublin Police folks.. I don’t know what they are going to need, but let’s say an extra 5 hours total.. So now we’re at a very conservative guess of 35 hours.. How many officers/ employees will be assisting in this program? At least one employee, but likely more than that, right? Let’s say 2 … there will likely be more than that on some evenings, but I’m being conservative… So we’re at 35 hours x 2 = 70 hours.. I would bet that that’s very conservative… So now we have to figure out 70 hours multiplied by what hourly rate.. Let’s say that the two folks we use in this example are making $70k a year each.. That’s an hourly rate of $33.65, which I’ll round down to $33… Heck, let’s get really conservative and just say $30 an hour.. so the conservative math works out to 70 hours x $30 = $2100 –That’s assuming a low salary, only two employees and no one is on overtime, all of which is conservatively speaking.. Even then, that’s $2100 of waste in my mind– For the 25 adults that want this special inside peek, sure, go ahead and pay for it, don’t waste taxpayer money for your inside peek.. that’s all I’m saying….
12:14 PM on February 20th, 2011
John, I actually have questions about the program itself – can you share more about who typically signs up, and what the prior years’ experience has been? This sounds interesting.
2:57 PM on February 20th, 2011
Hi Anon 2 – I actually haven’t participated in the program yet. We’ll check with City Staff to get additional details and to see if the program will be offered this year.
Thx, John Z.
3:02 PM on February 20th, 2011
I just realized that this article was for the 2010 class. Yes, I saw on the Dublin Twitter feed that this class will be offered again this year, and it is limited to 25 people, so I wanted to get as much info as I could before I submit the application. I will wait to contact them on Tuesday – thanks!!