TAPS Academy 2025 Impact Report
In 2025, TAPS Academy continued to strengthen relationships between youth and law enforcement through meaningful education, leadership development, and open dialogue. From hands-on learning experiences to opportunities that build trust, confidence, and communication, our programs have made a lasting impact on students, officers, and the communities they serve.
Explore our 2025 Impact Report to see how your support is helping empower the next generation, foster positive connections, and create lasting change.
Click here to view the TAPS Academy 2025 Impact Report.
What We Do
Our Goals
- Reduce the social distance between youth and police
- Teach crime prevention skills
- Build community through service-learning
- Promote and Enhance school safety
Since 2011, The Teen And Police Service Academy has been dedicated to reducing the social distance between our youth and police. Here's a snapshot of our ongoing efforts:
Youth Served
Officers Served
Service Learning Hours
Current TAPS Academy Officers
*Data last updated August 2025.
TAPS Academy provides training for law enforcement officers and youth throughout the United States. Here are the cities across the nation that we are currently in:
Greater Houston Area
Bell County, Texas
Waco, Texas
Columbus, Ohio
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
Grambling, Louisiana
St. Kitts and Nevis
"Youths who participated in the TAPS Academy showed significant improvement in measures of social distance, with certain subgroups (such as Hispanic/Latino and male youths) reporting more favorable perceptions of police.”
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The Teen And Police Service Academy is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
