CITIZEN'S ACADEMY

WCSO (virtual) CITIZEN'S ACADEMY 2022
Wednesdays, MARCH 2 - MAY 18, 2022, 6 pm - 9 pm

The Citizen's Academy is a 12-week program designed to provide Whatcom County residents firsthand information about how your sheriff’s office operates. These classes will once again be offered virtually. As a Citizen's Academy participant, you will become familiar with the Sheriff’s Office's mission, values, and philosophy of policing. Participation is free. Applicants must be at least 16 years old.

FILL OUT AN APPLICATION HERE.

For more information, please call WCSO Community Programs Coordinator Deb Slater at (360) 778-6615.

Come Learn About

  • Criminal Investigations 
  • Patrol Procedures
  • K-9
  • SWAT
  • The drug and gang task force
  • Traffic Enforcement
  • Crime scene investigations
  • Marine Patrol
  • Jail operations 
  • and more...