Department of Juvenile Justice Adds 42 New Correctional Officers

42 correctional officers have joined the ranks at the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice.

The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) held a graduation ceremony for 42 newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) cadets in early April at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga. The cadets have joined the ranks of other JCOs at DJJ secure facilities across the state.

“Juvenile Correctional Officers help ensure a safe and secure environment for rehabilitating and transforming the young lives in our care,” said DJJ Commissioner Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb. “I am thankful for these new officers’ commitment to DJJ and our youth as they work towards a brighter future.”

Basic Juvenile Correctional Officer Training (BJCOT) is a 200-hour comprehensive program that provides basic skills training in security practices and procedures. To complete the program, a cadet must meet established standards on written examinations that evaluate cognitive knowledge and performance-oriented studies. 

The graduates are assigned to a DJJ detention center or development campus in Baldwin, Bibb, Clayton, Cobb, Crisp, Dalton, DeKalb, Dodge, Evans, Floyd, Fulton, Hall, Laurens, Muscogee, Richmond, Rockdale, Ware, and Wilkes counties.

Here is a list of BJCOT Class #274 graduates and their hometowns: