Speaker Date Topic
Ken Freeman, Montgomery County Citizen Academy May 22, 2025 6:30 PM
Montgomery County Citizen Academy
Montgomery County Citizen Academy

What is the Citizen Academy?

The Citizen Academy has been in existence since 1994 and serves to increase resident awareness of the function of the police department. Participants will learn about topics relative to the role of the police officer in their community. During a 15-week academy, residents are instructed on such topics as criminal law, Maryland traffic law, and investigations. Participants are required to attend 12 of the 15 classes to be eligible for graduation. There is often a waiting list to accommodate participant requests.

Classes are offered one night a week from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. for 15 consecutive weeks. Three sessions are offered per year.

Who can apply?

The Citizen Academy is open to anyone 18 years of age or older who either lives or works in Montgomery County. All applicants will be subjected to a background check.

What is the cost?

Free! The only cost to participants is their time.

What topics will be covered in the academy?

Canine Demonstration

Collision Reconstruction Unit

Conflict Negotiations

Crime Lab

Crime Prevention

Criminal Law/Search & Seizure

Drug Investigation/CDS Identification

DUI/Underage Drinking

Emergency Communications Center

Emergency Response Team

Firearm Safety

Forensic Services

Gangs

Internal Affairs Division

Major Crimes

Maryland Traffic Law

Scams and Fraud

The Academy also offers optional classes/tours including: CPR Class, Detention Center

Students are also encouraged to participate in the Department’s Ride-Along Program.

 

 

 

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Joan Kahn, President, Potomac Community Village Jun 05, 2025 6:30 PM
Potomac Community Village
Potomac Community Village

Recently retired from the University of Maryland after 36 years as a professor of Sociology, Joan’s current role as PCV president is a continuation of both her professional and volunteer lives. She joined PCV in 2013, after hearing that a new Village was forming in Potomac. She knew about Villages because of her professional expertise on population and aging, and, with a husband who was disabled, was pleased to find one that was close to home with potential to help them in the future. 

Joan has served as co-chair of our Programming Team, as vice-president, and most recently, as co-chair of our Membership Team. She also built the ties we now have with the Potomac Community Center by developing a Memorandum Of Understanding with the Center and the county’s recreation department, enabling PCV to hold meetings at the Center at free or reduced rental rates. 

As a professor at Maryland, Joan was a social demographer whose research focused on social changes in the U.S. related to population aging, health inequalities, and intergenerational relationships. She recently joined the board of trustees of the Population Reference Bureau, a non-profit research organization in DC which focuses on population issues both in the US and overseas.

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