Where is the academy? A: The Arizona Law Enforcement Academy (ALEA) is located at the base of South Mountain in Phoenix.
Q: How long is the academy? A: One week of Pre-academy at DPS headquarters, 18 weeks at ALEA, and 10 weeks of Advanced Academy training at DPS headquarters in Phoenix. ALEA Cadets work five, 8-hour days and Advanced Basic Officers work four, 10-hour days. Q: Is the ALEA academy a live-in academy? A: No. Recruits travel back and forth from their residences on a daily basis Monday through Friday. Q: What if Im not from the Phoenix area? A: The academy provides accommodations for out-of-town/state recruits. We contract with a hotel in the Phoenix area. The hotel provides a hotel room (normally two cadets will share the room), and breakfast. The recruit is given a pre-determined per-diem for lunch, and there is a restaurant on contract for dinner. The accommodations do not extend to the cadet/lateral officer applicants family due to legal limitations. Q: What is the Advanced academy and where is it?
