Every summer Lathrop Police Services welcomes local students who want to learn more about law enforcement and public safety to a forum that gives them a behind-the-scenes look at what exactly goes into the job and day-to-day operations within the Sheriff’s Department.And now adults are getting the chance to do the same thing. Applications are now being accepted for the Citizen’s Police Academy – a service provided by Lathrop Police Services to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about what the community’s uniformed officers do to protect the more than 20,000 residents that call Lathrop home. From March 14 through May 9 – for nine consecutive Wednesday evenings – participants will participate in classroom activities that focus on important policing elements such as patrol procedures, narcotics, gangs, community oriented policing, domestic violence, evidence collection and fingerprinting.