Georgia Sheriffs' Association

#2 Inmate Rights
2023-10-18 08:30 - 12:30, 2023-10-11 08:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Camden County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 7140 US Highway 17, Woodbine, GA, 31569, United States
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Comm. Policing De-escalation U.O.F.
2023-10-16 08:30 - 12:00 | Camden County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 7140 US Highway 17, Woodbine, GA, 31569, United States

80/45 Hour Basic Jail Officer Course
2023-10-16 08:00 - 2023-10-27 17:00 | Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, 1000 Newnan Road, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
This mandated certification course provides basic training for jail officers.An employee supervising inmates – in any capacity – must be a certified jail officer.An online POST application MUST be completed and approved 2 days PRIOR to the class start date.

Questions? Contact Missy Sammons or Bill Hallsworth at 770-914-1076.

Senior Deputy: Sex Offender Registry
2023-10-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-10-10 13:00 - 15:00 | Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 266 E Walnut Street, Jesup, GA, 31546, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Familarize the deputy with the basic knowledge of the sex offender laws and the responsibility of the Sheriff’s office as it relates to registering sex offenders.

K9 Training
2023-10-12 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-10-05 09:00 - 17:00 | Camden County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 7140 US Highway 17, Woodbine, GA, 31569, United States

Senior Deputy: Mental Transports
2023-10-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 266 E Walnut Street, Jesup, GA, 31546, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 4

Familiarize the deputy with the transportation of the mentally ill and the unique problems associated with such transportation. This block will also address the laws applicable to commitment of the mentally ill.

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Senior Deputy: Mental Transports
2023-10-10 08:00 - 12:00 | Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 266 E Walnut Street, Jesup, GA, 31546, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

P.O.S.T. Hours 4

Familiarize the deputy with the transportation of the mentally ill and the unique problems associated with such transportation. This block will also address the laws applicable to commitment of the mentally ill.

Senior Deputy: Sex Offender Registry
2023-10-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Familarize the deputy with the basic knowledge of the sex offender laws and the responsibility of the Sheriff’s office as it relates to registering sex offenders.

678-513-5909

Senior Deputy: Ethics
2023-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Acquaint the deputy with the concept of ethics in law enforcement with the emphaisis on the consequences of unethical officer behavior and improper officer interaction with suspects and victims.

678-513-5909

Sheriffs' Fall Conference
2023-10-09 10:00 - 2023-10-11 12:00 | Marriott Savannah Riverfront, 100 General McIntosh Blvd, Savannah, GA, 31401, United States
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The Sheriffs’ Fall Conference features specialized training and information regarding best practices, procedures, and current concerns of law enforcement as they relate to the Office of Sheriff. Sheriffs learn and share vital information through one on one interaction and networking.

The Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia (COAG) will meet during this time at the Hyatt.

Savannah Marriott Riverfront Hotel100 General McIntosh BlvdSavannah, GA 31401

Room Rate: Room rates are $203 nightly, single or double occupancy, Hotel rooms are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 15% plus with an additional $5.00 state fee and $1.00 city occupancy fee) at the time of check-in. Check-in is at 4:00 p.m.; checkout is at 11:00 a.m.

Reservations: Make your hotel reservations by calling the Savannah Marriott at 800-285-0398 request the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association group rate (code GSH) or make reservations on-line.

LIMIT ONE ROOM PER COUNTY

Reservations Deadline: The deadline to make reservations is Friday, September 8, 2023 or until the room block is filled, whichever comes first. After this date room rates will return to regular rates. Reservation requests received after this date will be fulfilled upon availability at the regular rate.

Cancellations: If you must cancel your room reservations, cancel 48-hours prior to day of arrival to avoid a penalty.

Parking: The Marriott Savannah Riverfront Hotel offers self-parking for guests and attendees at the discounted rate of $20 daily per vehicle, currently $30 daily.

Monday, October 9

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Sheriffs’ Conference Registration 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.GSA Board of Directors Meeting3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Training – Savannah Ballroom A

Tuesday, October 10

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.Sheriffs’ Conference Registration 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Training – Savannah Ballroom A11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Lunch on your own2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Executive Training Session (Sheriffs Only)

Wednesday, October 11

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Training – Savannah Ballroom A

The Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia (COAG) will meet at the Hyatt in the Harborside Ballroom on Monday at 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for breakfast and business meeting. Tickets can be purchased at $40.00 per person.

Conference registration is limited to SHERIFFS and one staff member.

You must pre-register by completing the online registration form below.

Any staff member who attends must also complete registration online and pay the registration fee.

This fee covers cost additional to those included within GSA’s state training contract.

Registration deadline is September 25, 2023.

The registration confirmation email is sent to the email address of the Individual Completing this Form field only. Therefore, if you are NOT the attendee please forward a copy of the registration confirmation email to the attendee.

Registration fees are non-refundable for cancellations made 10 days or less prior to the starting date of the training event.

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Training

The final agenda will be emailed to all registered attendees as soon as it is complete.

Senior Deputy: Public Relations
2023-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Provide the deputy with the appropriate techniques in dealing with the media, the legal rights of the media, and how to negotiate certain tactics used by media personnel to gather information from law enforcement officers.

678-513-5909

Senior Deputy: Search Procedures
2023-10-09 08:00 - 10:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Provide the deputy with a working knowledge of procedures commonly utilized to search for and locate wanted and/or missing persons.

678-513-5909

Mindfulness for First Responders
2023-10-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Camden County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, 7140 US Highway 17, Woodbine, GA, 31569, United States

80/45 Hour Basic Jail Officer Course
2023-10-02 08:00 - 2023-10-13 17:00 | Houston County Jail, 203 North Perry Pkwy, Perry, GA, 31069, United States

Senior Deputy: Court Services
2023-10-01 09:00 - 2023-10-02 17:00 | Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, 1140 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville, GA, 30677, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 16

The purpose of this training is to familiarize the deputy with the procedures for protecting courtrooms, court officers, defendants, witnesses, jurors and visitors.

Instructor: Candela Ayers

Webinar: Georgia’s Open Records Act – a primer
2023-09-21 14:00 - 15:00 | GA
Who will be presenting?

KEN JARRARD – PARTNER, Jarrard & Davis, LLP

Ken is a founding partner of Jarrard & Davis law firm in Cumming. His firm specializes in local government representation and is the retained counsel for the Counties of Barrow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Georgetown-Quitman, Greene, Newton, and Screven, and the Cities of Alpharetta, Fayetteville, Milton and Stone Mountain. His firm also provides litigation and specialty services on a case-by-case basis to governments and authorities throughout the state. In addition to legal representation, Ken provides numerous training classes throughout the year for Georgia elected and appointed officials, including attorneys and judges, in all areas of local government law including ethics, open government, contracts, emergency management, civil rights, zoning, and governmental immunities. Ken received his Master of Public Administration and law degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

What will this webinar cover?

During the webcast, Ken Jarrard will explain Georgia’s Open Records Act and the most effective and efficient way to respond to and manage open records requests.

Who should attend this webinar?

Anyone that manages or responds to open records request.

Law Enforcement Management

HR Managers/Directors

Risk managers

Clerks

If you are interested in attending this webinar, please click the below link and register.

80/45 Hour Basic Jail Officer Course
2023-09-18 08:00 - 2023-09-29 17:00 | Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, 17257 HWY 301, Statesboro, GA, 30458, United States

Jail Training Officer (JTO)
2023-09-18 07:30 - 2023-09-22 17:00 | Houston County Jail, 203 North Perry Pkwy, Perry, GA, 31069, United States
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The Jail Training Officer’s primary goal is to prepare the newly hired trainee to perform at an acceptable level and become an asset to the jail division. During this process, the JTO will train, observe, and evaluate the progress of each trainee. The mission of each JTO is to give each trainee the utmost opportunuty to succeed in his training, correct the trainee when mistakes are made, and maximize the safety of the trainee. In addition, this is the JTO’s introduction to leadership and advisory skills. This 40-hour training course will provide the JTO the knowledge and skills required as they prepare for future supervisory positions.

Employees of Georgia’s Sheriff’s offices serving as jail officers, demonstrating excellent knowledge of jail operations and exhibiting a desirable work ethic and commitment to excellence, possessing very good interpersonal skills and a willingness to train newly appointed jail officers, are excellent candidates as part of their respective facility’s Jail Training and Evaluation Program.

Upon passing the test and meeting the employment requirements, the student may apply for his JTO Certification through POST.

Pre-requiste: The student must be a P.O.S.T. certified jail officer with a minimum of three years jail officer experience, with the past year serving with your current agency.

Hotel Accommodations must be sought by the student, requesting the hotel’s government rate. Recommended hotels are:

Microtel Inn110 Fairview DrivePerry, GA 31069478-287-4399

Class begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, September 18th at the Houston County Jail, and concludes no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22nd.

A student must attend 95% of the course to receive P.O.S.T. credit and apply for JTO certification. Therefore, a student is dismissed from the course if more than two hours of the course is missed.

A written test scoring 80% or higher, AND passing the final practical, is required to pass this course. If the student fails the test or the practical, P.O.S.T, rules dictate a retest is NOT optional nor will the student receive credit for the course. The course must be attended in its entirety again.

Dress is business casual; no t-shirts. Jeans are allowed if neat and in good repair. Remember, you are a professional jail officer representing your sheriff’s office.

Bring pen and paper, and a positive attitude.

Each student will receive a copy of the JTEP Administrative Trainee Manual, JTO Student Manual, and other identified documentation.

You must pre-register by completing the online registration form below.

Registration deadline is September 8, 2023.

Class is limited to 20 students.

Registration

Training

The Onsite Coordinator for Houston County is Brandon Miller. He may be reached via email at bmiller@houstoncountyga.gov or phone 478-508-4479.

Visit this page after September 8, 2023 for additional details about the class. Essential details may include a tentative agenda, training materials, changes to class location or registration/training times, or other important information.

Senior Deputy: Civil Process
2023-09-14 08:00 - 16:00, 2023-09-12 08:00 - 16:00 | Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 266 E Walnut Street, Jesup, GA, 31546, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

P.O.S.T. Hours 8

Provide the deputy with a working knowledge of the types of civil process handled by the sheriff’s office, to include writs, summons, ejectment, procedures, and garnishment cases and other court orders such as extradition procedures and detainers.

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Senior Deputy: Domestic Violence
2023-09-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

P.O.S.T. Hours 4

Familiarize the deputy with the current DV Laws as well as the appropriate officer response.

678-513-5909

Senior Deputy: Mental Transports
2023-09-11 08:00 - 12:00 | Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Court, 875 Lanier 400 Parkway, Cumming, GA, 30040, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

P.O.S.T. Hours 4

Familiarize the deputy with the transportation of the mentally ill and the unique problems associated with such transportation. This block will also address the laws applicable to commitment of the mentally ill.

678-513-5909

Jail Training Officer (JTO)
2023-09-11 07:30 - 2023-09-15 17:00 | Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, 19 Tucker Avenue, Dawsonville, GA, 30534, United States
Jail Training Officer CertificationLodgingTraining InfoRegistrationContact UsFinal Details

The Jail Training Officer’s primary goal is to prepare the newly hired trainee to perform at an acceptable level and become an asset to the jail division. During this process, the JTO will train, observe, and evaluate the progress of each trainee. The mission of each JTO is to give each trainee the utmost opportunuty to succeed in his training, correct the trainee when mistakes are made, and maximize the safety of the trainee. In addition, this is the JTO’s introduction to leadership and advisory skills. This 40-hour training course will provide the JTO the knowledge and skills required as they prepare for future supervisory positions.

Employees of Georgia’s Sheriff’s offices serving as jail officers, demonstrating excellent knowledge of jail operations and exhibiting a desirable work ethic and commitment to excellence, possessing very good interpersonal skills and a willingness to train newly appointed jail officers, are excellent candidates as part of their respective facility’s Jail Training and Evaluation Program.

Upon passing the test and meeting the employment requirements, the student may apply for his JTO Certification through POST.

Pre-requiste: The student must be a P.O.S.T. certified jail officer with a minimum of three years jail officer experience, with the past year serving with your current agency.

Hotel Accommodations must be sought by the student, requesting the hotel’s government rate. Recommended hotels are:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites16 Bethel DriveDawsonville, GA 30534706-203-1110Quality Inn & Suites127 Beartooth ParkwayDawsonville, GA 30534706-216-1900

Class begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, September 11th at the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, and concludes no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15th.

A student must attend 95% of the course to receive P.O.S.T. credit and apply for JTO certification. Therefore, a student is dismissed from the course if more than two hours of the course is missed.

A written test scoring 80% or higher, AND passing the final practical, is required to pass this course. If the student fails the test or the practical, P.O.S.T, rules dictate a retest is NOT optional nor will the student receive credit for the course. The course must be attended in its entirety again.

Dress is business casual; no t-shirts. Jeans are allowed if neat and in good repair. Remember, you are a professional jail officer representing your sheriff’s office.

Bring pen and paper, and a positive attitude.

Each student will receive a copy of the JTEP Administrative Trainee Manual, JTO Student Manual, and other identified documentation.

You must pre-register by completing the online registration form below.

Registration deadline is August 28, 2023.

Class is limited to 20 students.

Registration

Training

The Onsite Coordinator for Dawson County is Lieutenant Theresa Kirby. She may be reached via email at tkirby@dawsoncountysheriff.org or phone 706-344-3535.

Visit this page after August 28, 2023 for additional details about the class. Essential details may include a tentative agenda, training materials, changes to class location or registration/training times, or other important information.

Senior Deputy: Search Procedures
2023-09-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, 2526 New Calhoun Highway Northeast, Rome, GA, 30161, United States
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P.O.S.T. Hours 2

Provide the deputy with a working knowledge of procedures commonly utilized to search for and locate wanted and/or missing persons.

Family Violence Training
2023-08-24 09:00 - 16:00 | GA

Senior Deputy: Public Relations
2023-08-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, 1140 Experiment Station Road, Watkinsville, GA, 30677, United States
Location & TimeDescriptionContact

This training will provide 2 hours of P.O.S.T. credit.

The purpose of this training is to provide the deputy with the appropriate techniques in dealing with the media, the legal rights of the media, and how to negotiate certain tactics used by media personnel to gather information from law enforcement officers.
