What is the Advanced academy and where is it?
Advanced training is a 10-week course all basic academy graduates and lateral officers must attend. It is a block of training supervised by a DPS Sergeant and several current DPS Officers/Detectives acting as class advisors for the new Officers. The instruction centers on training either not obtained during the basic academy or the training specific to DPS operations. This training is held at the DPS advanced training compound at the DPS headquarters in Phoenix.
