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UNCLASSIFIED Community Outreach in Field Offices Policy Guide life, health, or property, or to keep the public appropriately informed of other law enforcement or FBI matters or other matters of legitimate public interest where disclosure. could not reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal. privacy." Disclosures made in furtherance of the COP should be consistent with this exception, other published exceptions, or be done for a purpose compatible with the purpose for which the information was originally collected. If there is any doubt about releasing information to the press, such release must be coordinated with the field office's Chief Division Counsel or with the FBI Office of the General Counsel (OGC) 3.3. Critical Community Outreach Programs 3.3.1. Citizens Academy (CA) Each field office must hold a minimum of one session per year. COS/COCs may coordinate each CA with the field office training coordinator, as appropriate. A minimum of 20 students must participate but participants may complete the program only once. 3.3.1.1. Overview of Sessions Each session is six to eight weeks long and can include one Saturday segment. Classes meet in the evenings at the FBI facility, school, university, or an offsite building. Students are generally required to not use cameras, cell phones, or other electronic devices during class or while in FBI space. 3.3.1.2. Entrance Requirements Candidates must: .Be at least 18 years old. Have no prior felony convictions or be under investigation as a subject in any criminal case in any jurisdiction, excepting misdemeanor traffic offenses Live or work within the jurisdiction of the local FBI field office Pass a limited background investigation (see 3.3.1.5 Any of the above requirements can be waived upon review and approval of the SAC 3.3.1.3. Nomination and Selection Process Candidates are nominated by FBI employees, former CA graduates, and community Ieaders. Interested attendees may self-nominate themselves by providing information directly to the division's COS/COC. Also, at the discretion of the ADIC/SAC, foreign nationals may be included in the CA class and in the visit to FBIHQ and Quantico (see. Sestion.3.3.1.$). Once the nominations are complete, COS/COCs must conduct preliminary indices checks to eliminate any non-eligible candidates Candidates are selected by the ADIC/SAC, with assistance from the COS/COC, based on broad-based and strategic outreach criteria. The local CA alumni chapter may not influence the selection process. 7 UNCLASSIFIED