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Press Release
For Immediate Release
For more information cont=
act:
Anna Taylor, Director of =
Public
Relations and Career Services
770.233.5560
GTC Hosts Officer =
Survival
Class for Local Police Officers
Griffin, Georgia&n= bsp; May 12, 2008–
Student=
s,
faculty, and staff walked a little easier around campus the week of May 5
The Pol= ice Officer Survival course for the local officers consisted of several days of intense training and simulated real-life experiences. Training topics consisted of Offic= er Safety, Building Entry and Clearing, Vehicle Pull-Over Techniques, Firearms Training, and Officer Defensive Tactics.&n= bsp; Officers also participated in various role-play tactics and simulated events.
Officer training took place in virtual reality the mobile Firearms Simulator provid= ed by the Griffin Police Department. This simulator allowed officers to be placed in a computerized situation, react to the situation and review the real-time, virtual event w= ith them as a participant. One of= many scenarios is a school shooting where officers virtually walked the halls of= a school where students have been shot and look for the gunman. When the shooter is found, the off= icers must use their professional judgment and react when fired upon. When the scenario is played back, officers can watch and hear themselves in the scenario and review ways to improve if it were a real-life event.
The Gri= ffin Technical College Criminal Justice program teaches many of the techniques learned in this 40-hour training session and is interested in obtaining a Firearms Simulator similar to the one brought to the campus. The simulator would train the stud= ents in the Criminal Justice course to be better prepared with the technical ski= lls to begin work in the Law Enforcement profession. Lemuel Mercado, Criminal Justice Technology Program Coordinator at GTC stated, “We are actively working with Rebecca Johnson, Director of Advancement, to raise grant money to purc= hase a Firearms Simulator. This wo= uld drastically increase the awareness to our students of what to expect as a L= aw Enforcement Officer and better equip our graduates for the work-force.̶= 1;
For more information about the Criminal Justice program, please call 770.228.7383.
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An officer with the Griffin Sheriff’s Department re= acts to the situation in the
Firearms Simulator.
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