ATLANTA - The newest class of Community Supervision Officers will graduate from the Department’s basic training program on Thursday, June 30, 2016. The ceremony, which begins at 11:00 am, will be held at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) in Forsyth, GA. At the conclusion of the ceremony, each officer will be certified as a Community Supervision Officer (CSO) by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (P.O.S.T.).

These men and women will soon join the ranks of fellow CSO’s currently responsible for the community-based supervision of approximately 180,000 adult felony offenders throughout Georgia.

DCS Director of Field Operations David Morrison says that these new officers have performed extremely well throughout the basic training process and he is confident they are ready to begin their assignments.

“Over the past several weeks, these men and women have been challenged and tested physically as well as mentally. They have exemplified teamwork, dedication and professionalism throughout their training and we are extremely proud of them,” Morrison said. “We are eagerly looking forward to the positive impact these officers will have on Georgia communities,” added Morrison.

The BCSOT program includes: supervision techniques, investigation procedures, intervention strategies, Georgia law, policy and procedure, interview skills, physical fitness, arrest procedures, defensive tactics, computer interaction and firearms qualification.

The new Community Supervision Officers are assigned to the following locations: Valdosta, Eatonton, Griffin, Canton, Lawrenceville, DeKalb, Winder, Hinesville, Sylvester, Camilla, McRae, Columbus, Claxton, Waycross, Cartersville, Augusta and Newnan.

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For more information please contact Bert Flewellen, Director of Public Affairs at 404-309-7257 or [email protected].