Range Youth Police Academy is a seven week course, open to youth between eighth and 12th grade. This includes juveniles who are going into eighth grade as well as those who have graduated this year.

The academy is from 8 a.m. to noon, starting Monday, July 7, and runs for seven consecutive Mondays. Cost is free.

“This is a 7 week summer training for youths to give them an inside perspective of the legal system,” Hibbing Police Investigator Rachael Shiek wrote in a news release. “Youths would be trained in courtroom procedures, defensive tactics, de-escalation techniques, radio communications, evidence collection and processing, first aid / CPR (would receive a certificate from the state for this training) and much more.”

“The youth police academy is an innovative program that provides young people on the Range with an opportunity to train with police officers during the summer,” Shiek continued. “This helps to lead to positive relationships between the police department and the city’s youth. The youth police academy enhances responsible citizenship, provides positive interaction with police officers and educates young people about challenges and responsibilities of police work. The academy includes structured activities designed to highlight cardinal work principles; teamwork, leadership, communication and problem solving/conflict resolution.”

Registration is required (see registration link).