Council Recap: A Wary, Cloudy Start for a New Police Cadet Class

“Reimagined” academy still a work in progress

"...has the green light to induct the first new cadet class at its training academy in more than a..."

May 7, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Cadet Training Delayed as APD Continues Reckoning With Charges of Racism

More investigations and audits for the Austin Police

"...delayed the start of the next Austin Police Depart­ment cadet class from June to mid-July to allow time for..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD "Reimagined" Training Academy Still a Work in Progress

Adoption of new curriculum for pilot cadet class scheduled for May 31

"...has the green light to induct the first new cadet class at its training academy in more than a..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

Chief, advocates agree that more changes must be made

"...City Council voted in May to commence a new cadet class at Austin’s police academy after a pause of..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

APD Hits Pause on Police Academy Curriculum Review

Volunteer review committee expresses concern over stalled process

"...to vet the curriculum and videos used to train cadets at the academy. They were established following internal reviews..."

Aug. 20, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Meet the New Chief, Not the Same as the Old Chief

Chacon commits to change as academy moves toward reopening

"...Most of those dollars would have gone toward cadet classes at the Austin police academy, which Council put..."

March 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...unneeded debt service ranked first, while canceling this year's cadet class came in last.)..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...Under the proposed "Reimagined Police Cadet Academy Blueprint," Council is being asked to commit to..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council to Consider Launching New Investigation Into APD Following Allegations of Racism

Multiple reviews and a "sense of urgency"

"...section calling for a pause to new police academy cadet classes. APA President Ken Casaday cited APD's reported staffing..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Reports Challenge "Fear-Based" Model for Training APD Cadets

Police Academy zero

"...concluded that the paramilitary approach it uses to train cadets into officers is outdated and harmful to police­-community relations...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Audits Highlight Problems at Police Academy

“It comes down to the culture”

"...2020 to shut it down and put new APD cadet classes on hold until changes were made...."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Better Training: An RX for APD

Police think-tank offers advice on use of force, community outreach

"...that APD "competently addresses the issue of 'force'" during cadet training at the academy – including when, how, and..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Winslow Boy

"...boy is 13-year-old Ronnie (Edwards), a young British naval cadet who returns home to his upper-class family's home in..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Third-Party Report Finds Police Academy Hasn’t Implemented Crucial Reforms

Council stresses need for internal audit process

"...Council Member Alison Alter noted, “we have the 151st class graduating in April – we’ve been waiting since the..."

March 28, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...in the Blue The Austin Police Department's first new cadet class in more than a year is underway. The..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature

The Color of Fire

The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?

"...process – 3,821 people applied to become entry-level fire cadets. Of that number, 1,803 (47.2%) were white, 1,157 (30.3%)..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Point Austin: Cops Cost Money

We've been plugging the dike with overtime, and the cracks are showing

"...expenses rose, although the expectation has been that new cadet classes would steadily lessen the necessity, and the city..."

March 23, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...cop" culture. Its closure, and the deferral of several cadet classes, were the first big steps taken to "defund"..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Confusion Continues in Police Academy Reboot

Efforts to revise the curriculum taught at the Austin police academy proceed in turmoil

"...that more than half of the videos used for cadet training were inappropriate (including instances of overt racial and..."

Sept. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Dives Deep Into Racism at APD, Land Use

Busy week isn't over yet, with development code hearing Saturday

"...the training materials and courses used to prepare police cadets to do the work of unbiased, culturally competent officers..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

'Service Reductions' and 'Unmet Needs'

What the numbers show

"...technician 51,000 Affects property crime evidence processing Delay 2011 cadet class one year 1,400,000 Affects overall police staffing Fire..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature

Mad Money

Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes, and Queen Latifah as janitors at the Federal Reserve who plot the "recycling" of currency that is pegged for destruction.

"...for some good old-fashioned late-capitalist avarice. For Keaton’s upper-middle-aged, upper-middle-class suburban housewife-turned-bank-robber Bridget Cardigan, greed isn’t good because it’s..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...a wide-ranging resolution that, spurred by complaints from former cadets, began the ongoing reboot of the Austin police academy...."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: A Balanced Budget, Without Much Drama

But many hours of deliberation over two days on the dais

"...Funding for two new cadet classes at the “reimagined” police academy, included in City..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...the state minimum for a peace officer's license) for cadets at Austin's police academy; and maintain "not less than..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Starts Shrinking

Council set to make cuts now, plan for more to come

"...the $21 million comes from canceling the next three cadet classes, the first originally set for November. (The July..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Drew Garcia Sues City, AFD Chief Kerr

Firefighter continues fight over barred acceptance into AFD

"...The city claims Garcia failed to disclose a 2008 cadet class scuffle that led to his suspension. He was..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

APD Dismissal: Religion, Incompetence ... or Psychological Misconduct?

Forced resignation of officer raises questions about APD procedures

"...Perez, at 41, joined the APD's 109th cadet class in December 2003; by the following summer he..."

Dec. 25, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...have cut overtime costs here, while a few cost-saving reclassifications and charging South by Southwest for security services (should..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Budget

Public safety spared; fee increases and other cuts likely

"...and little-league teams, and proceeding with the upcoming police cadet class. Yet talk of employee furloughs drew concern from..."

July 24, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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