The Georgia Peace Officers
Standards and Training Council
A review of the disciplinary records
management system of Georgia POST
By Mike Wilkie
PADM 9060 Dr. Jerry Merwin
What is Georgia POST?
• Post council is composed of law
enforcement and corrections professionals
throughout the state
• It is established by O.C.G.A. 35-8-3 as
amended
• POST maintains over 82,000 records on
present and former officers
What is the purpose of POST?
• Establishment of training standards for law
enforcement and corrections officers in the
state
• Establishment of certification for training
academy directors
• Discipline of officers as necessary
The Process of POST
• The process begins with Form C-11
• Any investigative action is initiated as
warranted
• The POST investigator conducts
interviews and reviews of personnel files
• A case file is prepared and submitted to
POST
• The Probable Cause Committee reviews
and recommends discipline
POST Information Management
• All forms, files, and documents are
prepared and stored using paper
• Case summaries and documents for the
PCC committee are prepared with 3-inch
binders
• All files are stored in standard file cabinets
by name
• No information is prepared electronically
Recommendations
• C-11 forms could be completed online
using drop-down boxes
• Investigative reports could be completed
using standard Word documents which are
easily converted to PDF documents.
• CDs could be prepared for committee
members to review
• Personnel should be cross trained in
records management
Resources
• http://www.gapost.org retrieved 4/2010
multiple times
• Interviews conducted with staff, advisory,
and council members of Georgia POST