The Georgia Police Academy’s Special Services Section is a diverse training section within the academy. The section develops and delivers an intense and challenging training curriculum that provides law enforcement officers with the critical skills necessary to conduct thorough and successful investigations of crimes ranging from minor to the most heinous imaginable.
Courses offered within the Special Services Section teach officers essential and critical skills in a wide range of subject areas that include: sexual assault investigations, family violence, legal aspects of law enforcement, use of force training, and basic school resource officer training. The section places emphasis on providing students a broad knowledge of public safety and a realistic assessment of performance.