Events

The Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA) is hosting a Basic Gang Investigator Certification for its members at the 2021 Training Conference. The certification course will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront located at 100 General McIntosh Blvd., Savannah, Ga. 31401.

Personnel applying to obtain a GGIA Intermediate Street Gang Investigator Certification must meet the following criteria:

• Have successfully completed the BASIC Certification Course
• Be a member in good standing of the Georgia Gang Investigators Association
• Registration and payment required in advance
• Pay a tuition cost of $100.00
• A laptop will be required to complete the training
• Attend the entire 8 hour GGIA Intermediate Street Gang Investigators Certification Course
• Successfully pass the Intermediate Street Gang Investigators Certification test of 50 questions with minimum score of 70%

All participants are required to have a laptop to complete required course work.

The Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA) is hosting a Basic Gang Investigator Certification for its members at the 2021 Training Conference. The certification course will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021, at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront located at 100 General McIntosh Blvd., Savannah, Ga. 31401. Personnel applying to obtain a GGIA Basic Gang Investigator Certification must meet the following criteria:

• Be a member in good standing of the Georgia Gang Investigators Association
• Registration and payment required in advance
• Pay a tuition cost of $100.00
• Attend the entire 8 hour GGIA Basic Gang Investigator Certification Course
• Successfully pass the Basic Street Gang Investigator Certification test of 50 questions with minimum score of 70%

The Board of Directors of the Georgia Gang Investigators Association is excited to announce a new Gang Investigator Certification Course offered to our association members. 

The first Human Trafficking Gang Investigator Certification Course will be offered on Monday, July 12, 2021, prior to the start of the GGIA 2021 Summer Conference in Savannah, Georgia.

This new certification class will train gang investigators in the following areas:

• Victims of Trafficking and Prevention Act (Federal law)
• GA’s Anti-Human Trafficking Law, O.C.G.A. § 16-5-46
• Intersection of HT & Gangs
• Mastering the Human Trafficking & Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act      
• Understanding Victimization and Gang Affiliation
• The Trafficker’s Recruiting Techniques 
• Best Practices of HT & Gang Investigative Techniques

This certification class is open for all GGIA members who have successfully completed the Basic Gang Investigator’s Certification Course. 

Note: Those GGIA members who have successfully completed the Intermediate Gang Investigators Certification Course will be given priority during the registration process. 

The Human Trafficking Gang Investigator Certification Course is an 8 hour GAPOST-eligible training event with a 40 question final exam.  Students must achieve 70% on the final exam to receive the GGIA certification. The class size will be limited to 50 attendees.   There will be required reading material provided to attendees 14 days prior to the class.  These reading assignments will contain material that will be part of the final exam.

The GGIA Board would like to cordially invite you to the 19th Annual Summer Gang Conference which will be held Savannah from July 13 to July 16, 2021 at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront located at 100 General McIntosh Blvd.

The conference theme this year will be: Fighting the Good Fight.  Our agenda will be available soon and will be sent out once all the last of the speakers have confirmed.

Please find the attached flyer with basic logistics for registration and the hotel information below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Michelle Routh at secretary@ggia.net or Chief Callaway at   president@ggia.net.

2021 Conference Agenda