The city has two police academies, one under the command of Eric Lassard and the other of Mauser. Mauser learns that the state will close one of the two academies due to lack of funds. To protect himself, he talks to Kyle Banks and Chad Copeland and bribes them to make sure that Lassard's cadets fail. Lassard, in turn, calls in his favourite graduates: Mahoney, Hightower, Jones, Tackleberry and Hooks who, together with Callahan, try to train the cadets in the hope of saving the Academy.