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Training & Recruitment Bureau
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
DPS
Basic Academy
The Iowa Department
of Public Safety's basic training academy is conducted at the Camp
Dodge military facility located in Johnston, Iowa.
Subjects studied
during the academy range from laws of arrest, search and seizure,
defensive tactics, arrest techniques, precision driving, firearms,
emergency management services, criminal law, and motor vehicle law.
The DPS Academy
is staffed by a Camp Commander, Assistant Camp Commander in Charge
of Operations, Assistant Camp Commander in Charge of Administration,
a Senior Drill Instructor, and several Assistant Drill Instructors.
During the
academy, all training materials, meals, and lodging are furnished
at no cost to the recruits. Recruits receive a salary during academy
training. The academy runs from 8:00 a.m. Monday morning until approximately
5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Recruits are required to stay on complex
Monday through Friday but may go home on the weekends.
Upon graduation
from the DPS Academy, each officer will complete approximately 6 months
of field training experience with their hiring division. Officers
are assigned to any one of Iowa's 99 counties with the Iowa State
Patrol's 16 Districts, the Division of Criminal Investigation's 4
Zones, the Division of Narcotics Enforcement's 4 Zones, or the State
Fire Marshal's Office.
To review minimum
qualifications for available peace officer positions click here Minimum
Qualifications
Main Phone Number: (515) 725-6275
Applicant Phone Number: (515) 725-6278
Toll Free Applicant Phone Line: (866) 895-2457
Fax: (515) 725-6274
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