Citizen`s Academy What is a Citizens' Academy? The Citizens' Academy is a group of Carroll County Citizens who are interested in learning more about how their Sheriff's Office operates and the Law Enforcement challenges our county faces. Participants in each session commit to meeting for three hours one night per week, for eight weeks, to learn about each aspect of the office. What is the purpose of the Citizens' Academy? The purpose of the Carroll County Sheriff's Citizens' Academy is to develop positive relations between Law Enforcement and community through education. The goals are to create a growing nucleus of responsible, well-informed citizens who have the potential of influencing public opinions about police practices and services. Citizens will gain an appreciation of the problems and challenges facing law enforcement and have an opportunity to offer comments and ideas regarding solutions. Who instructs the Academy? Instructors are officers and personnel from the department who speak on their areas of expertise, as well as specialized guest speakers. How are participants selected? Participants must be residents of Carroll County, business owners in town, or otherwise have a vested interest in the County. Participants will be chosen at the discretion of the Sheriff and will represent a cross section of the community. What subjects are covered? Youth Issues Firearms Policies / Use of Force Patrol Division It Search & Seizure / Laws of Arrest Department Tour Observer Ride-along with Officers Criminal Investigations Gang Problems Motor Vehicle Enforcement Communications Division Items of interest to participants These are just a few of the subjects covered. How do I apply? Complete and send the attached application. You will be notified if you are selected to participate in the next Academy.There is no fee. View File/Document: SCA Application

New Sex Offender Registry Revealed On Friday, September 7, 2007, Sheriff Terry Langley and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office revealed their new Sex Offender Registry and Email Notification System through a partnership with WatchSystems.com and their program called Offender Watch. Two of the biggest assets of the program are that it will allow for easier access to registered sex offenders through the internet and an email notification system. Internet Access By going to www.carrollsheriff.com and clicking on the sex offender link, citizens can now simply type in any Carroll County address to see where registered Offenders and Predators live within a one-mile radius of any address they select. A map showing a two-mile diameter circle will appear designating the residential location of each offender/predator. By scrolling to the bottom of the page, citizens can match the number of the offender within the circle with a name and address. If a citizen wants more information, they can simply click on the individuals name and get the information. Users can also search larger geographic regions of Carroll County. Email Notifications After clicking on the www.carrollsheriff.com website users may click on the sex offender link and then click “get email alerts” and sign up (at not cost) to receive email alerts advising of sexual offenders and predators moving into their area. click here to view a short presentation. click here to view CBS News Article about Offender Watch Click here for more news articles about Offender Watch Click here for to view the new webpage and sign up.

R.A.D. Systems The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Instructors and provide each student with a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth, and is the key to our free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates. Please click on the calenders/schedule link to sign up or call 770-214-3596. For more information information about the RAD program please visit the RAD Systems Website www.rad-systems.com.html View File/Document: RAD Flyer 2008

Hunter Safety Education The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is a proud partner is offering the Georgia Hunter Safety Education Program. Residents and non-residents born on or after January 1, 1961 must successfully complete a hunter education course prior to purchasing a season hunting license. Two type courses are offered: Internet / CD ROM or the full course. For the Internet Course visit www.beasafehunter.org / . After completing the entire course, you must print out an affidavit and attend a proctored test. The CD-ROM disc may be obtained at the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The full course is offered at various times throughout the year. To find a class click here or view our community calendar for local offerings. PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. For more information regarding the Hunter Safety Education program please visit their website at http://www.georgiawildlife.com For more information concerning local classes, please contact the Training Division at 770-214-3596 or contact us at training@carrollsheriff.com

S.T.R.I.D.E. - Drivers Education With the passing of Joshua’s Law, effective January 1, 2007, requiring all teens to attend a full driver’s education course, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office has combined efforts with West Central Technical College to offer Driver’s Education. For more information on Joshua’s law click here For more information about the DDS approved course offered through West Central Technical College click here

ADAP Alcohol Drug & Awareness Program All teenagers under the age of 18 must complete and pass the Georgia Alcohol Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) in order to receive their Class D driver’s license. The ADAP course is a four-hour program taught over two evenings and the student will need to attend both evening sessions. You should bring something to write with, a workbook will be provided, a photo ID or birth certificate is required. Students will be required to pass a written exam at the end of the class. The test is given at the end of the second evening’s class and those who pass with a score of 70 or higher will be given a certificate at that time. Pre-Registration is not required. The class will be offered to the first 40 students. click here for 2008 course offerings For further information please click here

Neighborhood Watch Program Neighborhood Watch is one of the oldest and most effective crime prevention programs in the country, bringing citizens together with law enforcement to deter crime and make communities safer. Sponsored by the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), Neighborhood Watch can trace its roots back to the days of colonial settlements, when night watchmen patrolled the streets. The modern version of Neighborhood Watch was developed in response to requests from sheriffs and police chiefs who were looking for a crime prevention program that would involve citizens and address an increasing number of burglaries. Launched in 1972, Neighborhood Watch counts on citizens to organize themselves and work with law enforcement to keep a trained eye and ear on their communities, while demonstrating their presence at all times of day and night. (The program took off quickly: in just ten years, NSA data showed that 12 percent of the population was involved in a Neighborhood Watch.) Neighborhood Watch works because it reduces opportunities for crime to occur; it doesn’t rely on altering or changing the criminal’s behavior or motivation. For more information please contact 770-214-3596 or email info@carrollsheriff.com or visit www.ncpc.org/Topics/Neighborhood_Watch/index.php

Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers is a multi-jurisdictional collaboration between Bremen Police Department, Bowdon Police Department, Carrollton Police Department, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Mt. Zion Police Department, Temple Police Department, Whitesburg Police Department, and the University of West Georgia Department of Public Safety, with Carrollton Police Department being the hosting department. It is a significant grassroots' movement that joins the news media, the community, and law enforcement as an alliance to involve private citizens in the fight against crime. Crime Stoppers is governed by a Board of Directors in which volunteers are appointed for two-year terms. Each month a Board of Directors meeting is held in which each agency is given an opportunity to present details of a case in which they are seeking help to apprehend a suspect. A cash reward, from a fund set up at a local bank, is determined by the Board of Directors, to be given to anyone who calls in with information leading to the arrest of a suspect. Complete anonymity is allowed by assigning a confidential number to each caller. Once an arrest is made in reference to a particular case and tip, that number is publicized and the tipster who was assigned that number may go claim the reward. No tracking mechanism is used, thereby allowing the tipster to remain completely anonymous. Numerous media blitz of this program have been established throughout Carroll County with the Carrollton Police Department as the overseer. Signs, similar to the picture on this page, can be seen in each jurisdiction representing and supporting Crime Stoppers of Carrollton, Inc. Visit Web: www.carrolltoncrimestoppers.com