Mar 21, 2022

2022 Law Enforcement Summer Camp is scheduled in June

Posted Mar 21, 2022 11:16 PM

Applications are being accepted for the Junction City Police Department Community Involvement Unit's Law Enforcement Summer Camp June 6th through the 10th. Applications are located at the Junction City and Fort Riley Middle Schools, JCPD or you can download a copy of it on the City's website.

There will be space in the program for 25 kids. The application deadline is May 6th. Forms can be given to the school resource officers at the Junction City Middle and High Schools, HD Karns building or they can be mailed, emailed or hand delivered to the JCPD at 210 East 9th Street. 

The summer camp is designed for middle school children. It is an outreach program developed to help students become more aware of a First Responders' functions. The purpose is to build life skills, instill confidence and develop self-esteem. The curriculum will include a wide variety of activities that will incorporate teamwork, physical fitness and general First Responders' information. Good decision -making skills and good citizenship will be emphasized and taught.

School Resource Officers will conduct the camp, which allows them to maintain a good relationship over the summer with their students. The students will observe presentations by a K-9 officer, SWAT Team members, patrol officers, school resource officers and other emergency services. 

Students will be given the opportunity to understand what it's like for someone to be under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances, through the use of simulator devices. They will learn how drug dogs can search and identify illegal substances, techniques and equipment used by SWAT Team members , and they will have an opportunity to observe a police chase where stop sticks will be deployed and ending in a high-risk traffic stop. The students will experience a day at the Milford Lake Fish Hatchery and at the Junction City Municipal Swimming Pool.

Activities mixed into the week will include swimming, bowling and the hatchery.

Camp hours June 6th through the 10th will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Lunch, snacks and water bottles will be provided.