Donovan Osborne. Donovan built his confidence through the NYPD Explorers program. “Within time, they taught me discipline, and they’re the reason why I’m the person that I am today,” he said.

Inside a steamy parking garage on the Fordham University Campus, the Explorer Academy is in session. A no-nonsense drill instructor pushes nearly 300 young people through a series of exhausting ...

Program offers a chance to learn more about the life of a police officer. Skip to Article. ... NYPD Youth Police Academy program returning this summer. Updated: Mar. 09, 2016, 2:35 p.m.

“The NYPD has a history of police being overly aggressive toward people of color,” asked Kehinde Adeoso, a 17-year-old junior at Eagle Academy Staten Island. “As commissioner what policies ...

The minimum college credit requirement for entry into the academy has been reduced from 60 to 24 credits, the release said. The NYPD said the change makes more than 5,000 previously ineligible ...

The New York City Police Department is considering lowering the college credit requirement to become a police officer as a way of boosting the ability of more people to enter the police academy ...