School
Resources Officers 
The Ripon Police Department is open 24 hours a day, and is located at 259 N. Wilma Ave, next to the Town Square Shopping Plaza.Officer Scott Lindsay
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Officer Trevor McGinnis
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Youth Services
The Police Department is closely involved with the youth in Ripon through the Junior Police Academy, Explorer Programs, and the Regional Occupational Program.
Get Involved
Help for Parents
- National Institute on Drug Abuse -Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents
- One-page fact sheet (English) - for underage drinking
- Ayudas para Padres: Consumo de Alcohol entre Menores de Edad en California
- www.southcountycrisiscenter.org - click "prograns" for information on teen anger management and high school peer presure.
- www.fayssjc.org - Family & Youth Services of San Joaquin County - free conficential family cfisis counseling and runaway youth resources.
- www.stopalcoholabuse.gov
- ww.co.san-joaquin.ca.us/MHS/Programs/children_youth.htm
- www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us/OSA/Programs/prevention/default.htm
- www.teendrugabuse.us
- www.youngwomenshealth.org (Teen Emotional Health Link – Anger Management / Depression / Eating Disorders / Stress)
- www.cyberbullying.org (Internet Safety)
- www.netsmartz.org (Internet Safety)
- www.parentproject.com (Resource for Parents of Out-of-Control Children)
Junior Police Academy
The JPA program has been well received with the City's resident youth and has expanded every year. Designed to expose Ripon youth to law enforcement career options, the classes run during the summer months, and give students a chance to explore the career opportunities in a "hands-on" environment.
Explorers
The Ripon Police Department, in conjunction with The Boy Scouts of America, provides an opportunity for young men and women to experience, first hand, how a police department functions. Explorers are trained in various aspects of law enforcement and used to assist police personnel. The Explorers are required to volunteer 16 hours a month, along with three major functions in the City of Ripon; Almond Blossom Festival, Fourth of July, National Night Out, and Main Street Day.
Regional Occupational Program
The Regional Occupational Program – Careers in Law Enforcement Course
is being offered by the Ripon Police Department, in cooperation with the
Ripon Unified School District and Ripon High School, to 11th and 12th grade
students attending Ripon High School. The course is designed to provide
information to students regarding various careers in law enforcement.
