Page 31 - Marshal Annual Report

State certification, administered through the Georgia
Chiefs of Police, is a voluntary program whereby a
police agency must comply with 141 standards of
law enforcement excellence. The agency must have
comprehensive written policies and procedures and
be able to prove compliance with those standards
through verifiable documentation and observation.
This compliance is tested every three years via an
independent audit by Georgia Association of Chiefs
of Police Assessors. The Marshal’s Office has been
continuously State Certified since 1999.

In 2023, the Richmond County Marshal’s Office facilitated
6,210 hours of training through agency coordinated training
and through our training partnerships with the Georgia
Public Safety Training Center, Georgia Marshal’s Association,
Georgia Chiefs of Police, Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center, Georgia Prosecuting Attorney’s Council, and Georgia
Bureau of Investigations. With a sworn staff of 52 employees
and an average of 119 hours per deputy, the Marshal’s Office far
exceeded the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training
Counsel’s minimum standard of twenty training hours per year.

1190 HR FIREARMS TRAINING

408 HR USE OF FORCE/DE-ESCALATION

317 HR LESS LETHAL TRAINING (TASER/BATON)
132 HR COMMUNITY POLICING INVESTIGATIONS

184 HR INVESTIGATIONS

649 HR PHYSICAL FITNESS

1,024 HR MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION/LEADERSHIP

308 HR CRISIS INTERVENTION / MENTAL HEALTH
200 HR 1ST AID / CPR 29