The Georgia Police Academy recently conducted the Public Safety Diver Course, August 29 through September 2. The Public Safety Diver course, PSD, is offered as a second week of further learning for divers after taking Diving Accident Response Techniques, DART. Week one, DART, starts in the pool at the Read more…
The Georgia Police Academy has developed Officer Survival Level II, another level to the Officer Survival courses. Certified peace officers who have successfully completed the Officer Survival Course will have the opportunity to attend Officer Survival Level II for the first time on January 30, 2017 at the Georgia Public Read more…
The Georgia Police Academy is hosting Foundations of Terrorism on September 19, 2016 and Forensic Statement Analysis on September 29, 2016 on Georgia Public Safety Training Center’s main campus in Forsyth, GA. Foundations of Terrorism Foundations of Terrorism will examine the foundations of terrorism, and the operational framework of Read more…
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is hosting a Post Blast Response course on September 26 and September 27. As an intricate part of the course, the students will get the chance to witness an explosion on the range. After the explosion, a multi-disciplined group of personnel from multiple agencies Read more…
The Georgia Police Academy has developed a new course called Tactical Diffusion Strategies. This course is designed for law enforcement officers who have direct contact with the public. In this course, students will be provided with the latest theories in verbal communication as well as situational de-escalation techniques. Some topics Read more…
This week the Georgia Police Academy conducted the Pedestrian Crash Investigation course. During training for Pedestrian Crash Investigation, actual test crashes are performed in order to best demonstrate evidence recognition and collection. These test crashes were done at speeds between 45 and 60 mile per hour. The data gained through Read more…
First responders: Do you know how to identify a clandestine laboratory? Do you know what to do in the event you come across one? Stay safe by learning these things and more in the Clandestine Laboratory Safety & Awareness class this September 6-7. This class will teach you to identify Read more…
Instructors Bruce Stanford and Chuck Odom of the Georgia Police Academy and Truman Boyle of the Georgia State Patrol, traveled to Orlando, Florida the week of May 2, 2016 to conduct motorcycle crash testing for the World Reconstruction Exposition. WREX 2016 was a crash exposition for accident reconstructionist in both Read more…
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center and Gulf State Distributors will co-host a Range Day/Product Expo on June 21, 2016. The event will be held at the GPSTC Firearms Complex. The last day to register for this free event is June 14, 2016. Further event and registration information can be Read more…
April 20, 1999 at approximately 11:20 AM, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School in Columbine Colorado and began a massacre in which 12 students and 1 teacher were killed along with 21 injured. Police Tactics of the time had the responding officers secure the perimeter of the Read more…