Citizens Academy

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy was established to build a better understanding between Law Enforcement and those we serve, through a series of classroom presentations and community involvement. Class time features a general overview of current law enforcement issues, patrol procedures, criminal investigations and crime prevention.

About The Program

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy offers an exciting program. The curriculum and training are not what you might expect. Typically, the students attracted to the academy are a culturally diverse group of people including bankers, businessmen and women, judges, housewives, school teachers, media representatives, retirees and citizens from all walks of life.

Citizens Academy Training Participants meet every Tuesday afternoons for eleven weeks at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office training room in Bolivia from 1-4pm. They learn about virtually every aspect of a deputy’s job including administration, patrol operations, traffic enforcement and communications, criminal law, SWAT and hostage negotiations, crime scene investigations, corrections and many other areas.

The Citizen’s Academy does not limit participants to classroom training. Students are given the opportunity to:

Tour the Detention Center facility and Courthouse.
Shoot weapons used by Officers.

Although graduates of the Citizens Academy are not qualified for daily street duty, they do acquire a better understanding of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office operations and responsibilities. Citizens Academy graduates gain greater awareness and appreciation of the difficult challenges and decisions a deputy sheriff faces every day.

Community involvement is the most powerful force any law enforcement agency has in the fight against crime. Through the Citizens Academy, citizens become more involved in making Brunswick County a better place to live. We at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office believe this program leads to better understanding between citizens and law enforcement through education.

Program Application

The academy is open to all persons over the age of eighteen. Anyone interested in becoming part of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy can submit he form online or print and mail the completed application to the Sheriff’s Office.

Fields marked with an asterix (*) are mandatory.

Citizens Academy Application

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Date of Birth: *

Phone Number: *

Email Address: *

Address:

City

State

Zip Code

Are you currently employed? *

Yes

Employer Information

Employer: *

Work Phone Number: *

Work Address: *

Work Address:

City

State

Zip Code

Driver's License information and Last 4 of SSN are collected for background check purposes.

Driver's License Number

Driver's License State

Last 4 of SSN

Have you ever been charged or convicted of a crime? *

Yes

Briefly explain the charge/conviction: *

List any Community Groups (Affiliations):

How did you hear about the Citizens Academy program? *

Why do you want to attend the Citizens Academy? *

Shirt Size: *

If you are human, leave this field blank.

If you choose, you may mail completed applications to:
BCSO, IMPACT Unit
PO Box 9
Bolivia, NC 28422

Citizens Academy / Volunteer Application

Additional Information

For more information about the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy, please contact the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office at (910) 253-2777 and ask to be transferred to the I.M.P.A.C.T. Unit.

Brunswick Sheriff

Sheriff Brian M. Chism

Improving Law Enforcement/Community Relations