If you are selected for the LAPD, you will be sent to the world famous LAPD Academy for six months of training. Training is rigorous, demanding and exhausting. It is also a rewarding life-changing experience. New officers learn how much they are capable of by succeeding at seemingly impossible challenges, both physical and mental.
Training is free and Officers are paid their full starting salary beginning the first day of training.
Much of the training occurs in the classroom. Officers learn law, human relations, Spanish and report writing. Officers are also trained in tactics, firearms and driving. Physical fitness and self-defense training plays a big part in the Academy. In fact, the physical fitness part of the program is so demanding that recruits are encouraged to start a training regimen before entering the Academy. The best place to start your new physical fitness regimen is at our Candidate Advancement Program.
Encompasses arrest and booking procedures, preliminary investigation techniques, radio and communications, report writing, traffic investigation, and traffic enforcement.
Includes the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, which covers defensive driving, pursuit policy, and safe vehicle handling.
Includes weapon care and safety, marksmanship, tactical manipulation with the sidearm and shotgun, and chemical agents handling (Police candidates are strongly discouraged from seeking firearms instruction prior to entering the Police Academy. Poor marksmanship habits may be developed that are difficult or impossible to overcome.).
Includes cultural sensitivity training, sexual harassment issues, media relations, stress management, disability awareness, community relations, tactical communications, hate crimes, missing persons, and domestic violence.
Covers search and seizure, evidence, laws of arrest, crimes against persons and property, sex crimes, crimes against children, and other general criminal statutes falling under the California Penal Code, Los Angeles Municipal Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, and Federal Laws.
Builds strength and endurance through physical conditioning while promoting a positive attitude toward a fitness lifestyle. It also encompasses training in physical arrest techniques, controls, and weaponless defense.
Covers patrol techniques and procedures, crimes in progress, building searches, vehicle stops, use of deadly force, and shooting policy.
Includes Advanced Tactical Training, Mobile Field Force Tactics, Patrol Ride-Along, Mobile Digital Computer (in-car computer) Training, Alcohol Abuse, Administration of Discipline, Cultural Diversity, K-9 Operations, Air Support Operations, Bomb Squad, Community Policing and Problem Solving, Spanish Language, Civil Liabilities, and Sexual Harassment Training.
Among the most difficult challenges faced by Police Officer recruits are the physical requirements of the Police Academy. To assist you in this area, the Los Angeles Police Department offers the Candidate Assistance Program (CAP) to help you get physically fit and accustomed to the training style you will encounter at the academy.
Mondays & Wednesdays 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Saturdays 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Ahmanson Recruit Training Center
5651 W. Manchester Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
LAPD Academy at Elysian Park
1880 N. Academy Road (near Dodger Stadium), Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Devonshire Police station10250 Etiwanda Ave, Northridge, CA 91324
Phone: (818) 832-0633
Saturdays 7:30am - 10:30am
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 N Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789
Cross streets W. Temple Ave & Bonita Dr.
CAP candidates are to park and meet in LOT A at 7:30am.
It will be offered on the third Saturday of every month
from 7:30 am - 10:30 am
Pre-Register on Eventbrite:
WOMEN'S CAP WILL BE OPEN TO ALL WOMEN INTERESTED OVER THE AGE OF 20 1/2.
You do not have to be an LAPD candidate.
CAP IS FREE OF CHARGE. Participants must be in the LAPD hiring process. Participants need to arrive wearing workout gear and appropriate running shoes.
Schedule subject to change. Classes are not held on holidays or holiday weekends.
This is the same physical fitness test that academy recruits take the third day of the Police Academy. You will receive your advisory score at the end of the PFQ. This helps track your progress and assess your physical fitness before entering the LAPD Academy.
Ahmanson Recruit Training Center
Mon. & Wed. 6PM – 9PM, Sat. 7:30AM – 10:30AM
5651 W. Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Ahmanson Recruit Training Center
Tues. & Thurs. 6PM – 9PM
1880 Academy Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Ahmanson Recruit Training Center
Tues. & Thurs. 6PM – 9PM
10250 Etiwanda Ave, Northridge, CA 91324
Phone: (818) 832-0633
Please note classes are not held on holidays, holiday weekends, or rainy days.For More information regarding CAP and the PFQ, refer to the LAPD CAP Manual.
