OUR MISSION
The mission of the Regional Police Academy is to provide high quality law enforcement focused training to sworn and non-sworn members of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and surrounding law enforcement agencies. This mission will be accomplished by use of a Basic Training Section that will have the primary responsibility to develop Entrant Officers for the Kansas City Missouri Police Department as well as other regional police agencies, and the Professional Training Section that will provide continuing educational opportunities for career law enforcement and non-sworn members. The use of cutting edge technology, training courses, videos, observed performance and integrated exercises would produce an environment conducive to the education, dedication and professionalism of area law enforcement agencies and their members
Careers
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is recognized as one of the most progressive police departments in the country. Community Oriented Policing is utilized by patrol officers assigned to Community Actions Teams (CAT) and Community Actions Networks (CAN). These officers work with citizens to find solutions to neighborhood problems. The Department is comprised of approximately 1400 dedicated law enforcement officers supported and assisted by approximately 700 equally committed civilian employees. Police officers have unlimited opportunities to learn different aspects of law enforcement from Investigations, Canine, Helicopter, Traffic and Tactical Response operations.
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Kansas City is centrally located and has one of the lowest cost of living of all major U.S. cities. The area consistently ranks below the national average in cost of housing, transportation, food and utilities. The Department is responsible for policing 322 square miles in four counties that have a daytime population of more than 800,000 people.
Kansas City Missouri is home to the Kansas City Chiefs football team, Brigade Arena football team, the Kansas City Royals baseball team, Kansas City T-Bones baseball team, the Kansas City Zoo and Union Station. The area also has the Kansas Speedway and the Woodlands race track.
Kansas City is known for its Bar-B-Que, the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District and the adjacent Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Entertainment options, in Kansas City ¬include museums, theaters, a symphony orchestra, the lyric opera, ballet, outdoor concert arenas, and exhibition halls There are 24 area public lakes, 200 public parks, numerous shopping mall complexes, including the first shopping center in the country, the famous Country Club Plaza.Building
Kansas City's economy is diverse and growing. It is a center for financial services, communications, health care, law, education and the Federal Government. Some of the major businesses whose headquarters are located in Kansas City include: Hallmark Cards, Harley Davidson Assembly Plant, Farmland Industries, H & R Block, Yellow Freight and Sprint. For more information about the city visit our website visitkc.com. Or the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, 2500 Commerce Tower, 911 Main, Kansas City, Missouri 64105.
Kansas City, Missouri Police Department works hard to improve their city. A new officer receives six months of training at the Departments Regional Training Academy. After the Academy training, new officers receive their police officer commission. The new officer must now complete a six-month probationary period of which the first ten weeks are spent with a Field Training Officer.
The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department is accepting applications from those who are seeking a rewarding career in law enforcement. The Department also offers more than six hundred civilian positions that include Administrative Assistant, Communication Specialist, Detention.