FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Business, civic, and religious leaders, each nominated by a Bureau employee or a previous Academy graduate. You must be at least 21 years old (with no prior felony convictions) and must live and work in the area covered by the field office sponsoring the academy. Selection is competitive and is based on your current community service activities, your potential to be a “force multiplier” and a commitment to stay involved via the Citizens Academy Alumni Association.

Special Agents in Charge of that field office, their senior managers and senior agent experts.

Classes generally meet 10 times (eight on weeknights and two on Saturday) for three hours each session. Each session has around 20-30 students.

As a graduate of the CA we are considered ambassadors of the The Norfolk FBI Citizens. We provide meals for the Citizens Academy classes. We also give assistance FBI Community outreach programs. We are designed to promote a safer community through community service projects and a process of educating business, labor, media, medical, minority, religious, government, senior citizens, and other community leaders about law enforcement, with particular emphasis on the mission, resources, and limitations of the FBI.

The FBI Norfolk Citizens Academy Alumni Association and the FBI Norfolk Field Office partner to present an Annual Hampton Roads Law Enforcement Program. This FREE program is designed to inform and network local, state, and federal law enforcement personnel in areas of common interest and in service to the Hampton Roads area. This annual program has an average of 100+ local, state, federal, and military law enforcement professionals and members of the CAAA community convene to receive training on a wide range of law enforcement centric topics.