Police Department Programs
The Princeton Police Department offers a variety of programs for our community members. The sections below elaborate on each of these programs.
D.A.R.E. Program
Purpose
This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.
D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in 75% of our nation’s school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world.
D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.
Current Teachings
Currently, the Princeton Police Department teaches D.A.R.E. to students Kindergarten through Eighth Grade at the Princeton Elementary Schools and St. Louis School.
D.A.R.E. Officer
Police Canine (K9) Program
The Princeton Police Department currently has two K9’s, they are K9 Roy and K9 Renda. Both dogs are Belgian Malinois. K9 Roy is six years old and is from Holland and K9 Renda is 3 years old and is from the Czech Republic.
Each dog is certified in narcotic detection, tracking, article search, suspect apprehension and handler protection.
Officers Drozda and Sorenson both attended a ten week Handler Course with their K9 and were certified in all aspects of Police K9 work.
In the picture from left to right: Officer Drozda and K9 Roy and Officer Sorenson and K9 Renda.
K9 Officers
School Resource Officer Program
Purpose
The School Resource Officer Program started in the 2000 – 2001 school year through a C.O.P.S. grant. The officer is primarily assigned to Logan Junior High School and Princeton High School.
The officer aids the school administration as a problem solver, consultant, and instructor to create and maintain a safe educational environment for students, teachers, and staff.
School Resource Officer
Police Explorers
Meetings
- 6:45 p.m.
- 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month
- 605 Elm Place
Princeton, IL 61356
Please enter through the back south door.
Purpose
Welcome to the Princeton Police Department Law Enforcement Explorer Post 40. The Princeton Police Department along with the cooperation of the community, have started and sponsored the explorer post.
The Police Department realizes the impact they have on young adults and would like the experiences with these young adults to be positive.
The Police Department also realizes the young adults need different programs to participate in to help them become better citizens of the community. The Police Department intends to make the experience of the program an enjoyable one as well as a great learning experience.
Mission
The mission of this program is to better educate young adults and adults of the duties and responsibilities of the Princeton Police Department, through classroom training and practical application with officers of the Police Department. With the training and practical application, the intent of the program is also to help the explorers become better citizens of the community.
Goal
The Princeton Police Department Law Enforcement Explorer Post 40 is the first of it’s kind in this area. Any young adult interested in participating in the explorer post should contact the Police Department. The Police Department will also need the assistance of adult citizens in the community to operate the explorer post. An adult citizen does not need to become an adviser to assist. Any assistance by adult citizens will be greatly appreciated.
Join Us
Please, come join in with the Princeton Police Department Law Enforcement Explorer Post 40 and be part of a program that will benefit the Police Department, the community, and the young adults.
Explorer Qualifications
Exploring is for young men and women 14 years of age who have completed the 8th grade or 15 years of age or older, but not yet 21.