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Once you have been selected for the academy, you will attend it for half a year. The training is free to you. The training is difficult, both mentally and physically. In addition, you are paid a salary while you are training. Much of what you do at the academy will be focused on what you can learn in the classroom. You will cover several areas. One of the main areas you will cover, of course, is the law. You must know the law to enforce it, so you will learn about everything from sex crimes to search and seizure. You'll also spend time on human relations. You'll need to learn about how to manage stress and how to relate to the community, as well as how to deal with the media and how to react appropriately to cultural issues.  In addition, you will need to learn how to investigate, how to communicate over the radio, and how to write reports. You'll also need to learn Spanish and how to perform traffic stops. Another area you'll focus on is driving skills. The main portion of this section will be on how to operate emergency vehicles, including the best way to pursue suspects and how to drive defensively. You'll learn how to perform these maneuvers as safely as possible. You'll be taught how to handle several weapons, including a sidearm and a shotgun. You'll also be trained to learn how to handle chemical weapons. While undergoing this training, you'll learn how to handle them safely, as well as how to shoot them well. With tactics, you'll learn what you need to do when you approach crimes that are already happening or when you enter a building to search it. You'll also learn when deadly force is necessary and when you should draw your gun. Of course, you must be physically fit to enter the academy, but you will continue your physical training while there. You will perform physical conditioning. You'll also be taught the physical parts of the job, such as how to arrest a person. The LAPD has specific training it will give you to enter its workforce. For instance, you will learn about your in-car computer, performing operations with dogs, cultural diversity, and many other topics.

Summary:
Be selected. Focus on classroom training. Learn driving skills. Train in weapon handling and tactics. Develop physical fitness. Learn LAPD training.