Citizen volunteers play an important role in the operations of the Police Department and the City.  Volunteers donate hundreds of hours every year, acting as the "eyes and ears" of the department and assisting sworn personel.  To become a CVP, the following conditions must be met:
 

• Beaumont resident,
• 18 years of age or older
• Pass a background interview
• Successfully complete a 38 hour CVP Academy   

During the academy, citizens will learn:

• legal system
• history of law enforcement
• drug identification & influence recognition
• grafitti
• crime prevention
• volunteer's role in a disaster
• vehicle codes
• citation writing
• fingerprinting
• NIMS (National Incident Management System)
• ethics
• media relations & public access information
• crime/traffic scenes
• traffic control
• 10 codes
• phonetic alphabet
• radio procedures
• driving awareness
• CPR & first aid
• patrol procedures