Draft:Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

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The Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council is the certifying organization for all certified law enforcement officers in the State of Georgia... Commonly referred to as "POST" or "GA POST", it's council is made up of mostly law enforcement executives who hold absolute power over law enforcement certification in the State of Georgia. Its' mission is to ensure uniformed training standards among law enforcement officers throughout the state while providing for processes to remove "unqualified individuals" from either becoming or maintaining certifications as law enforcement officers

History

GA POST was created by the Georgia General Assembly in 1970 by the passing of the GA Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.. The POST Act established standards for certification (such as criminal history standards), and enforcement of standards for certified law enforcement officers. It also established a 22-person council who have voting privileges to determine training standards, determine status of certifications, and revoke or suspend certifications. According to the GA POST website: The council administers "regulatory processes, sets the standards for training and certification, and provides essential technical assistance to the law enforcement community... provides the highest degree of excellence in public safety service and eliminates unqualified individuals from the law enforcement profession."

Organization

The POST Council is organized into several divisions under the Executive Director. Each division has specific responsibilities related to duties that the POST Act requires of the GA POST Council.. The 22-person council maintains administrative advisors who advise the council during quarterly meetings. Council members are typically law enforcement executives, members of pro law enforcement organizations, and members of civic organizations in Georgia. The Council employs the administrative staff to enforce standards and sanctions on officers

Controversy

In August 2024, YouTuber DG Hamblin performed a series of YouTube interviews with a GA POST certified officer who described his experience as a police officer in the U.S. State of Georgia; including time spent at the controversial Poulan Police Department. During the interview, the officer detailed conversations with GA POST staff, which included audio of a GA POST investigator openly violating GA POST rules and Georgia state law in order to maintain an administrative file review onto an officer who had discovered corruption, theft, and other graft by police commanders at the controversial Poulan Police Department. DG Hamblin also conducted a redacted documents release in relation to the details of the interview