Register for RCSO’s 2024 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy

In continuing with our effort to educate and empower the community, the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office has opened registration for the 2024 Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy, which begins April 30, 2024, and will conclude with graduation on June 11, 2024. The academy will include seven one- to two-hour sessions taught by Sheriff’s Office staff. These sessions, which range from a history of law enforcement to K9 handling demonstrations, use of force, and constitutional/criminal law, are not just lectures. They are interactive experiences held in the Sheriff’s Office training room, featuring videos, discussions, and, in some cases, hands-on or simulator training. Sheriff Chad Nichols said of the academy, “It helps promote an increased understanding of what we do in the community, allows for transparency in how we train, and amplifies our community engagement efforts.” There is no cost to attend the law enforcement academy; the Sheriff’s Office simply asks that participants make every effort to attend all seven sessions. The class is limited to the first 20 who register, and a winter class is in the planning stages now. For more information, call the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office at 706-960-9745, or visit https://form.jotform.com/241054262216042. 

Session 1 April 30th, 2024 6pm History of Law Enforcement

Session 2 May 7th, 2024 6pm Patrol/SRO/Traffic

Session 3 May 14th, 2024 6pm K9/Investigations

Session 4 May 21st, 2024 6pm Jail/Courts/Civil

Session 5 May 28th, 2024 6pm Use of Force/Simulator

Session 6 June 4th, 2024 6pm Firearms/Weapons Systems

Session 7 June 11th, 2024 6pm Scenarios/Graduation