Mesa Police Department Field Training Officer Program

Welcome to the Mesa Police Department's Web site for the Field Training Officer (FTO) Program. Our Web site will introduce you to Mesa, Arizona, the Mesa Police Department, and the Field Training Officer (FTO) Unit.  We will introduce you to the Mesa FTO program structure, function, documents, special programs, and the forms we use to train our next generation of police officers.

Many of our forms, documents, and lesson plans can be downloaded in PDF and/or Word formats.

Use the links at the left to navigate our Web site. 

Contact us if you have any questions about our FTO Program.

Mission Statement

The Mesa Police Department, in keeping with community expectations for professional police service, has established the Field Training Officer Program. The mission of the Mesa Police Department Field Training Officer Program is to prepare Officers in Training (OITs) to perform the essential duties of a police officer and to enhance the professionalism of patrol divisions through continuous quality improvement.