The Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) announces the 21st annual Citizen’s Criminal Justice Academy. The academy is a free six-week course, held each Tuesday and Thursday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The class will be held from September 25 through October 30, 2008.
The Academy was created by the CJC to educate Palm Beach County citizens, businesses, government leaders and other interested parties about the criminal justice system and to introduce residents to local criminal justice professionals. The course will cover all aspects of the criminal justice system and provide a general knowledge of the system from local criminal justice professionals.
The six-week course will be held at the West Palm Beach Police Department, located at 600 Banyan Avenue in West Palm Beach, FL. There will be a special welcome during the first session from West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel, Palm Beach County Chairperson Addie Greene, and West Palm Beach Police Chief Delsa Bush. The event will be held in conjunction with the Youth Criminal Justice Academy, which also kicks off on September 25.
There will also be numerous tours at criminal justice locations in the County, including the Main Detention Center. In addition, there will be presentations from the PBSO Mounted Unit, PBSO Helicopter Unit, Medical Examiner’s Office, the Crime Scene Investigator, and other criminal justice officials.
The Academy is limited to the first 50 persons who register before September 23rd. Interested parties can register in person at the Criminal Justice Commission, 10th floor, Governmental Center, 301 N. Olive Ave, West Palm Beach, or by faxing the application to 355-4941.
The registration form is also available on the CJC Web site:
http://www.pbcgov.com/criminaljustice/currentevents/academy.htm
If you have further questions, please call Glenna Nowalk at 355-4943 or e-mail gnowalk@pbcgov.com.
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