DECATUR – Elencia Bell and Matilda Lee, both of Waycross, were among the 32 newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer cadets to graduate as newly trained Juvenile Correctional Officer cadet.
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) held the graduation ceremony for the Class No. 274 Thursday, May 22, at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga. The cadets join the ranks of other JCOs at DJJ secure facilities across the state.
“Our Juvenile Correctional Officers are dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of the young lives in our care,” said DJJ Commissioner Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb. “I am so proud of their willingness to serve our youth in support of the DJJ mission.”
Basic Juvenile Correctional Officer Training (BJCOT) is a 200-hour comprehensive program providind basic skills training in security practices and procedures. To complete the program, a cadet must meet established standards on written examinations which evaluate cognitive knowledge and performanceoriented studies.
Graduates are assigned to a DJJ detention center or development campus in Bibb, DeKalb, Dodge, Evans, Floyd, Fulton, Hall, Muscogee, Richmond and Ware counties.
