On February 9, Georgia Police Academy Director Carlos Ortiz gave a tour of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center to Monroe County’s Cub Scout Den 10 of Pack 51 and their Den Leader Jeff Pixley. The scouts toured the academic building, including the gym and the forensics lab. Mr. Ortiz Read more…
The Georgia Police Academy will be conducting this 8-hour seminar on January 14, 2015. This seminar is designed to update all elements of the law enforcement community to the trends and ever expanding activities of drug gangs. Those attending the course will gain knowledge in youth drug gangs and metro Read more…
Attend the January 12th-16th 2015 Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence course to learn what you need to know to investigate incidents of family violence. This course, offered through the Governor’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, is designed for law enforcement training in the investigation of family violence incidents in compliance Read more…
Firearms proudly announces their new course, Patrol Rifle 2 (Optics). This course is the highly anticipated follow-up to their original Patrol Rifle course. The first Patrol Rifle course requires students to use the rifle’s iron sights, no optic sights allowed. This teaches the officers the skills necessary to use their Read more…
Bruce Willis Graduates Top of NFA Class Congratulations to the Georgia Police Academy’s own Bruce Willis for his graduation from the National Forensic Academy (NFA). The NFA is an intensive 10-week training program funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The training is designed to meet the needs of law Read more…
To successfully interview, interrogate, or negotiate with militant Muslim extremists, you MUST understand their beliefs, traditions and cultural differences. Our two-day course, Islamist Terrorism: Interviewing, Interrogation & Adverse Negotiation, will provide you with the information you need. Topics included in this November 3-4, 2014 course are: Islamist militant ideology; management Read more…
On Friday, October 10, the GPSTC hosted members of the Georgia State University Criminal Justice Student Association for an afternoon of touring and learning. Tim Melton, GPSTC Instructor, guided the Association members on the tour of the facility and various members of GPSTC Instructional Staff provided lessons on different aspects Read more…
On August 12-13, the GPSTC will be hosting a 16-hour course that examines Islamist Ideology and how it relates to the mission of law enforcement officers. The program provides attendees with an in-depth look at the four stages of the domestic radicalization process of “lone wolves” and independent cells based Read more…
Criminal Investigative Analysis, to be held at the GPSTC on August 11-15, prepares investigators and analysts to produce a psychological analysis of a serial sexual offender or lust murderer to guide the criminal investigation, eliminate persons not of interest, and enable the investigator to focus resources on development of leads Read more…
The GPSTC Arson Training Program received a generous $1,000 donation from the Atlanta Gas Light Resources/Atlanta Gas Light Charity Fund. The money was raised at their 2014 Golf Charity Tournament. Tommy Sipsy, an Atlanta Gas Light Resources Corporate Security Investigator, presented the check to Art Musselman, the Georgia Police Academy Read more…