PR04-009

Date:

March 24, 2004

 
Sheriff to Host Annual Crisis Negotiation Training at College Park Academy
 

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its annual 2004 Crisis Negotiation Training conference this Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26th at Fulton County Public Safety Training Center in College Park. Sheriff Jackie Barrett will be on hand Thursday morning to welcome attendees from several law enforcement jurisdictions who have come to benefit from the two day training program offered by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office. Orientation begins at 9:00 a.m.

Crisis negotiators attending the conference will be educated in a variety of new techniques that will assist them in handling real-life interventions that require the skills of an attentive, well-trained negotiator. In a crisis situation involving law enforcement, trained negotiators are the crucial key to ending a crisis peacefully.

During each day of training, officers will receive four (4) hours of instruction, followed by four (4) hours of practical exercises.

The Fulton County Public Safety Training Center is located at 4710 Campbell Drive in College Park.

For more information, please contact Lieutenant Clarence Huber at (404) 730-4148. Lieutenant Huber can also be reached on his digital pager at (404) 742-6798.