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Absolutely yes! Go and learn.

I had a pretty bad interaction with a couple of officers on serious power trips after an accident. Needless to say that interaction left a VERY bad taste in my mouth for a long time and a very dim view of police in general. My wife, after much coaxing, convinced me to go to the local CPA and I learned A LOT. Not only did I gain a new appreciation for how hard their job is and what they do for the community from the class, I also got to see first hand that they are just people doing a very hard job.

Through the program I've been able to go on a few ride outs with officers as well and the officers I spent time with were all fantastic individuals, which did a lot to raise my view of law enforcement in general and local law enforcement specifically.

Go, if for no other reason than to get to know the department, the work that they do and how you as a citizen can help them.