Trooper Youth Week

The Delaware State Police and the American Legion are accepting applications for the 44th Trooper Youth Week starting Monday, June 22, 2015 through Friday, June 26, 2015. This is a live-in academy for one week sponsored by the Delaware State Police and the American Legion of Delaware. This program is designed to give high school students who are sincerely interested in law enforcement an opportunity to experience the rigors of training that police officers receive at the Delaware State Police Academy.

The students selected from a competitive pool are required to participate in physical training as well as a variety of classroom instruction ranging from crime scene investigation to collision investigation. The program sponsored by the American Legion of Delaware, is facilitated by Uniform Troopers assigned to the Delaware State Police Training Academy.

High School Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores are encouraged to complete an application. This can be done by contacting a School Resource Officer at their respective school or the Trooper Youth Week Coordinator at the Training Academy via email dsptyw@state.de.usor contact us at telephone number
302-672-5459.

If you need additional information, please contact us or see this website:http://dsp.delaware.gov/trooper_youth_week.shtml

All completed applications must be submitted to Corporal/1 Christopher Martin via the DSP Academy located at 1441 N. DuPont Hwy Dover, De 19901 no later than 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2015.