The Russellville Police Department - In the Community

Citizen's Police Academy
The Russellville Police Department began the Citizen's Police Academy in 2006 and just completed the fourth class in 2009. Since its inception, we have graduated over 50 Alumni and built lasting relationships with those participants. This program opens lines of communication between the public and the Russellville Police Department and lets them see what a police officer does and how a department is ran. The participants go through a 10 week course and are educated on every aspect of Policing from Administration, Records, Warrants, Criminal Investigations Division, Public Information, DWI Detection, Drug Enforcement, Special Response Team, and Patrol.

Youth Academy
The Youth Academy is a spin-off from our annual Citizens Police Academy. The alumni from the previous Academies wanted something that would educate the Youth on the role of policing in society and answer questions for those interested in Law Enforcement as a career field. That led to the development of the Youth Academy at the Russellville Police Department. We graduated our first Youth Academy in the Summer of 2008. We look forward to many more Youth Academies and maybe seeing those participants the proud wearer of a badge someday.

Neighborhood Watch
The Neighborhood Watch program has been a great way for officers to become more involved in the lives of the citizens we serve. Our Neighborhood Watches have proved to be an endless supply of information for our department. It has assisted us in directing our efforts to rid the Neighborhood Watches of problems and build those relationships in our local community.

Crime Alert Network
The Russellville Police Department is proud to introduce the Crime Alert Network for 2009. This program is designed to get information to the citizens of Russellville in a quick and timely manner. It will be able to alert citizens when a crime trend is occurring, of a missing or abducted child, persons wanted by the department, and upcoming safety and prevention events around the city
The network would also allow the citizens to send crime tips or information in a confidential manner. The program would be in addition to the Silent Partner Tip Line and help solve crimes, generate leads, and give the citizens of Russellville a way to assist the police in the fighting of crime.

Other Programs
The Russellville Police Department also offers the following in addition to the already mentioned ones. Operation ID for children, Drug and Alcohol Prevention Seminars, Child Passenger Safety Program, Violence and Gang Prevention, and many other educational seminars that are aimed at reducing crime and violence.