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| Police give citizens a taste of their job |
| By yorkdispatch.com |
| Published: 03/30/2011 |
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Kendall Bowders is normally a pretty quiet person. But put a gun in her hand, and Bowders turns from a quiet young woman to a loud, almost drill sergeant-like figure. The 23-year-old Dallastown resident shouted commands like "get on the ground" and "let me see your hands" as she pointed a Glock handgun at a man who was pointing a rifle at a woman. Of course the scene wasn't real, but rather a simulation used to train police officers. The Glock in Bowders' hands was real, though it was converted to shoot a laser beam instead of bullets. But that didn't take away from the experience of being in a potential life-or-death situation had the scenario been real. "I didn't think it was going to be that intense," Bowders said afterward. On Tuesday, Bowders was one of about 20 people to complete a roughly three-month-long citizens police academy hosted by the York Area Regional Police Department. FATS: The culmination of the academy training gave participants the chance to play the role of police officers during simulations on the York County School of Technology protective services program's training system. FATS, which stands for firearms training system, lets users go through interactive scenarios a police officer may face on the streets. The scenarios played out on a screen; participants attempted to defuse situations without being shot or harming an innocent bystander. "Basically you're going to be doing our jobs," Sgt. Jeff Dunbar told participants before they picked up the weapons. The academy: During the 10-week academy, participants learned the ins and outs of law enforcement and the judicial system. They visited the York County Prison, the Police Heritage Museum in York and the county's 911 call center and Central Booking, said Sgt. Rod Varner. Twenty-one people, some from as far away as Adams and Lancaster counties, signed up for the academy. This was the second year the department hosted it, and the academy could become a yearly event if participation merits, Varner said. Most of the participants look forward to testing out some of the things they learned about on FATS. "They get to go in and see what it's like being a police officer," Varner said. Not like on TV: Linda Clark said she learned a lot about police work during the academy. She even learned something about herself. "I could never be a policeman," she said. Read More. |
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