P.O.S.T. Hours 2
Acquaint the deputy with the procedures to be followed when transporting a prisoner outside the jail. Emphasis will be placed on the hazards and security issues associated with escorting and transporting prisoners.
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.
P.O.S.T. Hours 16
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.
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.
P.O.S.T. Hours 2
Familiarize 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.
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.
P.O.S.T. Hours 16
The Georgia Sheriffs’ Association Chaplains’ Division was created to promote the availability of chaplains to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the sheriffs and their staff, families, and members of the community.
P.O.S.T. Hours 2
Familiarize 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.
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.
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.
