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All across the United States volunteers are assisting police departments in order to augment polce efforts to provide safe, secure and crime-free communities. In October of 1990, the Jefferson City Police Department established the Citizen's Volunteer Program. The purpose of the program is to augment the Department in areas where commissioned police officers are not required. These areas include crime prevention, clerical assistance, community projects and other activities that may have been deferred or curtailed because of budgetary constraints or increased demands upon existing personnel.
Citizens participating in the program agree to serve the police department and the community for a minimum of one year. Volunteers are required to comply with the police department’s policy relating to confidential information, adhere to the same policies and procedures as employees of the police department and always conduct themselves in a professional manner.
The intended objective of the Citizens Volunteer Program is to be responsive to the needs of the Department. Volunteer involvement activities include assisting at community service events such as Safety on Wheels, Shop With a Cop, the Haunted Precinct on Halloween, etc. They also assist with various other activities and projects where commissioned police officers are not required.
Individuals interested in the program are required to submit an application to the police department. Background checks are conducted on all applicants, and interested persons must be at least 21 years of age. Applications may be obtained from the police department.
For additional information, contact Sergeant Eric Wilde at (573) 634-6398.
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