- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Fact sheet, BCOT training.
- Title:
- Fact sheet, BCOT training, 2020
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Corrections
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Corrections
- Date of Original:
- 2020
- Subject:
- Correctional personnel--Training of--Georgia--Periodicals
Criminal justice personnel--Training of--Georgia--Periodicals
Prisons--Georgia--Officials and employees--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet on BCOT training in Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA R300 .S1 B3 2020
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-br300-b-ps1-bb3-b2020-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-br300-b-ps1-bb3-b2020-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
FACT SHEET
BCOT TRAINING
2020
TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER RICKY MYRICK CHIEF OF STAFF TERRY EDGE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Georgia Corrections Academy provides basic and specialized training for the Georgia Department of Corrections staff to better prepare them to accomplish the agency's mission of protecting the public, victims of crime and agency staff by constantly seeking better ways to improve employee performance through training.
BASIC CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING
BCOT is mandated training of correctional officers set forth and required by the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). All correctional officers must be Peace Officer certified. This basic training helps correctional officers to better prepare themselves to perform and accomplish the mission of protecting the public, victims of crime, and agency staff.
BCOT is the largest basic law enforcement training program in the state of Georgia.
BCOT HISTORY
The first BCOT class started at State Offices South at Tift College (SOSTC) on December 16, 2009. From this class, 186 cadets graduated on January 28, 2010.
TRAINING
Five week course, 240 hours Paramilitary structure model 40 hours of firearms training 10 practical examinations Seven written tests
LEARNING TOPICS
Introduction to Criminal Justice and Corrections Legal issues and liabilities Ethics Inmate supervision Mental health Report writing Firearms certification Interpersonal communications Human diversity Emergency response Defensive tactics
CAREER PROGRESSION
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
Basic Mental Health Officer, Multi-functional Officer, Special Operations Basic, Transportation Officer and Field Training Officer
CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISOR TRAINING
Supervision I, II & III, Management I, II, & III, Professional Management Program (PMP), Command College, Deputy Wardens Academy, Wardens PreCommand, and Leadership GDC
POST BCOT TRAINING
Upon graduation, officers will return to their assigned facility. Officers must maintain 20 hours of training per year to maintain their Georgia POST certification, including firearms, deadly force, de-escalation and community policing. Additionally, officers that graduated BCOT after January 1, 2012 must take additional training and apply to POST recertification every four years. GDC is pursuing American Correctional Association certification at all state facilities and to meet this standard a minimum of 40 hours of annual training is required.