Mentorship Program

HAPCOA reaches out to Latinos in higher education pursuing Criminal Justice as their major. Identifying that mentorship is the key to success. HAPCOA leads the way in aggressively recruiting Latinos to join their ranks in the Criminal Justice Profession. One of HAPCOA’s principal programs and services is its Annual Symposium and Exhibit Fair which brings together command level officers and others from across the country to discuss current and emerging topics in, and which affect, law enforcement and criminal justice.

In support of HAPCOA’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals, we created an honorary membership for a student majoring in Criminal Justice at accredited Universities. This honorary member will have the opportunity to experience how a professional organization made up of primarily Hispanic police commanders operates. He or she will also experience the art of networking within the police environment and be exposed to the HAPCOA national training symposium.

The selected student will attend HAPCOA’s National Training Symposium sponsored by the National HAPCOA and one of the local chapters. We believe in order to make this initiative a true and valuable experience, attendance at the national symposium is a must. The networking that occurs and the career expo would be a tremendous opportunity for them and for HAPCOA.

The identified police department that wishes to participate will invite the student to all in-house training to include firearms and tactical training, to leadership and professional development.