About the Academy

The Rhode Island Capitol Police Academy is located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is an unpaid academy, which runs from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Monday through Friday for approximately 8 - 10 weeks. It is designed to challenge each recruit to determine if one possesses the necessary intelligence, emotional stability, physical stamina, and other criteria necessary to meet training objectives and active duty requirements.

Recruits report to the Training Academy Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM and are dismissed at 10:00 PM. The schedule consists of classes, lectures, demonstrations, and one (1) physical fitness training period each day. Attendance is mandatory for all training days.

Recruit Regulations and Duties

  1. The Rhode Island Division of Capitol Police is a paramilitary organization in which military courtesy and discipline is demanded and expected.
  2. All recruits will be informed of the Division and Training Academy rules and regulations which govern member's actions during training and employment.
  3. Recruits are subject to dismissal from the Academy by the Director of the Department of Public Safety for incompetence, poor attitude, inefficiency, failure to meet physical fitness standards, and other training objectives, or violations of rules and regulations without the action of a hearing board.
  4. Recruits must maintain proper discipline and meet attendance requirements.
  5. Recruits are required to properly maintain, in accordance with the established Training Academy rules and regulations, their personal appearance, issued equipment, and personal belongings - all of which are subject to periodic inspections by the Training Academy Staff.

Training Requirements

  1. The Rhode Island Division of Capitol Police is a paramilitary organization in which military courtesy and discipline is demanded and expected.
  2. All recruits will be informed of the Division and Training Academy rules and regulations which govern member's actions during training and employment.
  3. Recruits are subject to dismissal from the Academy by the Director of the Department of Public Safety for incompetence, poor attitude, inefficiency, failure to meet physical fitness standards, and other training objectives, or violations of rules and regulations without the action of a hearing board.
  4. Recruits must maintain proper discipline and meet attendance requirements.
  5. Recruits are required to properly maintain, in accordance with the established Training Academy rules and regulations, their personal appearance, issued equipment, and personal belongings - all of which are subject to periodic inspections by the Training Academy Staff.

Miscellaneous Information

Upon successful completion of the training program, a recruit is sworn in as a member of the Division of Capitol Police, or a recruit is placed on a reserve list. After being sworn in as a member of the Division, a six (6) month probationary period begins. Assignments are based on the needs of the Division.