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2015 NYPD Youth Police Academy Graduation

2,998 views · Published 14 August 2015 · 4:40 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: NYPD · 2015 · People & Blogs

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Approximately  2,000 of New York City’s youths graduated the NYPD Youth Police Academy today in a ceremony at the Barclays Center. The ceremony is a culmination of the six-week program in which children age 10 – 16 spend their summer with members of the NYPD.  The free program operates at sites in each of the five boroughs.

This year’s ceremony was the first  to be held  at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center where the graduates were joined by their families, who took part in celebrating the accomplishments of the graduates.  Drill teams and dancers took to the stage to perform for those in attendance. This year’s essay competition winner read his essay about his experiences in the Youth Police Academy.

The graduates spent five days a week attending classroom lectures on topics such as anti-bullying, health awareness, gang resistance, and drug prevention.  Daily group sessions led by Police Officers and School Safety Agents included fitness, sports, board games, and arts and crafts. They also went on field trips around the city. This year’s graduating class was the largest in the Academy’s history and the Department will look to further increase the number of children attending in 2016.

See photos: http://www.nypdnews.com/2015/08/nypd-youth-police-academy-graduation.html

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