Citizens Public Safety Academy Class of Fall 2007
 Congratulations to the graduates of the 16th class of the Citizens Public Safety Academy, who completed the program in fall 2007. Pictured with Police Chief Mike Booker, Assistant Chief Keith Lee, and Community Relations Specialist Juanchella Grooms Francis, they include James Benitez, Colin Coleman, Christian Fitzpatrick, Sandra H. Harmon, Andrea C. Hestley, David Jaffer, Gary Kronick, Eron Miller, Nan Pratt, Roger Schuppert, Kerri Shannon, Linda Stilwell, John Stilwell, and Russell Wood.
If you are interested in joining the 2008 class, contact Juanchella Grooms Francis, 404-370-4161.
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Decatur’s Citizen's Public Safety Academy (CPSA) is an exciting way to learn about police work and fire safety. Students learn about all aspects of police and fire operations. They meet many of the men and women who serve in the Decatur Police and Fire departments, who will explain the functions of patrol officers, investigators, administrators, and firefighters.
Academy participants also learn how officers and firefighters are trained and how to protect against crime and fire hazards. Interesting demonstrations illustrate the many skills and abilities police officers and firefighters must have to effectively protect Decatur.
For information contact Juanchella Grooms Francis, 404-370-4161, or Juanchella.francis@decaturga.com.
Community Relations and Safety Programs
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Citizen's Public Safety Academy
Community relations programs include car seat checks, pedestrian safety courses, crime prevention/intervention education, conflict mediation for schools, neighborhoods, National Neighborhood Night Out, crime statistics, security surveys for homes and businesses, collaboration with Jones Boys & Girls Club, Christmas Decatur, neighborhood clean-ups, drug awareness programs, career week and more.
Decatur citizens benefit from special classes, courses, and programs that include:
- 19 child passenger safety classes offered to mothers' groups, places of worship and the DeKalb Health Departments.
- A pedestrian safety course at Clairemont Elementary.
- A poison control safety class given to all pre-k kids at College Heights.
- The booster seat program in Decatur elementary schools, which educated 7,327 students. More than 2,000 booster seats have been distributed through the program.
Corporal Ross teaches a pedestrian safety program to Clairemont Elementary students |
Corporal Ross conducts a car seat check. Firefighters are also equipped to check car seats. |
Other safety initiatives include:
- Implementation of the National Safe Kids child pedestrian safety curriculum in city schools
Parents pick up free safety information at the Car Seat Check event in May |
- Six seatbelt surveys conducted at the intersection of Clairemont Avenue and Commerce Drive (The City of Decatur runs approximately 10 percent above the state average for seatbelt usage )
- Checked 71 car seats at the 2002 Mother's Day weekend Car Seat Event and 82 car seats at the 2003 event
- Set up safety displays at the 2002 and 2003 Decatur Arts Festivals, Beach Party and July 4th events
- Volunteered as the coordinator for Special Olympics Georgia fundraising for the City of Decatur, participated in the Torch Run for the first time (four officers ran the relay), volunteered for the Summer Games, and organized the West Ponce Place Street Party as a fundraiser for Special Olympics Georgia.
Decatur Police Investigator Jennifer Ross, was selected to become an NHTSA certified child passenger safety technician instructor (National Certification) in February 2003. She now teaches the technician course to other police officers, firefighters, nurses, EMTs and civic volunteers through Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the UGA Occupant Safety Protection Program There are only 18 such instructors in the state of Georgia.
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