WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS, DCS OFFICERS
HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM ROUTINE
SUPERVISION INTERACTIONS INTO
LIFE-CHANGING INTERVENTIONS.
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THAT’S WHY WE INVESTED
,
HOURS
IN
TRAINING
DURING OUR FIRST FULL
CERTIFIED STAFF
YEAR OF OPERATION.
32,670 HOURS
Certified staff receive continuous training
throughout their DCS careers to maintain
P.O.S.T. certification and to ensure
officers are best prepared to meet
new challenges in community
supervision work.
NON-CERTIFIED STAFF
2,520 HOURS
BASIC TRAINING
55,680 HOURS
Of the 196 men and women who began
DCS’s Basic Community Supervision
Non-certified staff receive job-specific Officer Training, 174 graduated and
training to maximize their contributions to were certified as Community Supervision
the agency, as well as to develop personal Officers by the Georgia Peace Officer
excellence in their professional fields. Standards and Training Council in FY 2016.
The BCSOT program includes training on
supervision techniques, investigation
procedures, intervention strategies,
Georgia law, policy and procedure,
interview skills, physical fitness, arrest
procedures, defensive tactics, computer
interaction, and firearms qualification.
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