GPSTC Independent Study UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. When the officer is in hot pur- contact the neighboring agency to gain its cooperation
suit and crosses jurisdiction-
al lines, what must that offi-
cer do?
2. Many agencies have what Mutual aid
kind of agreements with
neighboring agencies?
3. What kind of police depart- City
ment is the principal law en-
forcement agency?
4. What does the GBI provide Investigate and identify services
to law enforcement agencies
throughout Georgia?
5. What is the GCIC responsible overseeing the privacy and integrity of criminal history record
for? information
6. What is the state's largest law Georgia State Patrol
enforcement agency?
7. What is the Georgia State Pa- enforcement of traflc laws and accident investigations (upon
trol's responsibility? request)
8. What are the Organized to share information on organized crime activities within the
Crime Prevention councils re- state.
sponsibilities?
9. What are the United States to detect and arrest any person committing offense against the
secret service responsibili- laws relating to currency.
ties?
, 10. What is the responsibility of to establish law enforcement training standards and to admin-
POST? ister minimum pre-employment requirements.
11. How many members of the 10
POST council are appointed
by the Governor?
12. What are the 4 different divi- training standards, program support, administration, and inves-
sions of POST staff? tigations
13. What is the investigation divi- to investigate individual applicants, peace oflcers, and other
sion's responsibility? employed public safety who have or desire state certification.
14. What is the training stan- Functions related to development, evaluations, and manage-
dards division's responsibili- ment of peace oflcer training
ty?
15. What is the administrative Ensure compliance, by agencies and peace oflcers, of qual-
hearings and certifications ifications and training requirements enumerated in the POST
division's responsibilities? Act to and bring action against those agencies and oflcers in
noncompliance.
16. Who are included in the Law Jailers, communication oflcers, identification technicians, foren-
Enforcement support per- sic specialists, and photographers.
sonnel?
17. How many hours minimum 20 hours
must active peace officers
complete in order to contin-
ue their power of arrest?
18. How many different acade- 6
my locations are there?
Answers
1. When the officer is in hot pur- contact the neighboring agency to gain its cooperation
suit and crosses jurisdiction-
al lines, what must that offi-
cer do?
2. Many agencies have what Mutual aid
kind of agreements with
neighboring agencies?
3. What kind of police depart- City
ment is the principal law en-
forcement agency?
4. What does the GBI provide Investigate and identify services
to law enforcement agencies
throughout Georgia?
5. What is the GCIC responsible overseeing the privacy and integrity of criminal history record
for? information
6. What is the state's largest law Georgia State Patrol
enforcement agency?
7. What is the Georgia State Pa- enforcement of traflc laws and accident investigations (upon
trol's responsibility? request)
8. What are the Organized to share information on organized crime activities within the
Crime Prevention councils re- state.
sponsibilities?
9. What are the United States to detect and arrest any person committing offense against the
secret service responsibili- laws relating to currency.
ties?
, 10. What is the responsibility of to establish law enforcement training standards and to admin-
POST? ister minimum pre-employment requirements.
11. How many members of the 10
POST council are appointed
by the Governor?
12. What are the 4 different divi- training standards, program support, administration, and inves-
sions of POST staff? tigations
13. What is the investigation divi- to investigate individual applicants, peace oflcers, and other
sion's responsibility? employed public safety who have or desire state certification.
14. What is the training stan- Functions related to development, evaluations, and manage-
dards division's responsibili- ment of peace oflcer training
ty?
15. What is the administrative Ensure compliance, by agencies and peace oflcers, of qual-
hearings and certifications ifications and training requirements enumerated in the POST
division's responsibilities? Act to and bring action against those agencies and oflcers in
noncompliance.
16. Who are included in the Law Jailers, communication oflcers, identification technicians, foren-
Enforcement support per- sic specialists, and photographers.
sonnel?
17. How many hours minimum 20 hours
must active peace officers
complete in order to contin-
ue their power of arrest?
18. How many different acade- 6
my locations are there?
