Events

The Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA) is hosting a Basic Gang Investigator Certification for its members at the 2022 Training Conference. The certification course will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022, 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 Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA) is hosting an Intermediate Gang Investigator Certification for its members at the 2022 Training Conference. The certification course will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022, 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 Human Trafficking Gang Investigator Certification Course will be offered on Monday, August 8, 2022, prior to the start of the GGIA 2022 Summer Conference in Savannah, Georgia.

This 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 Board of Directors of the Georgia Gang Investigators Association (GGIA)   is sponsoring a Social Media and Gang Investigations Training. The training course will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2022, at the Marriott Savannah Riverfront located at 100 General McIntosh Blvd., Savanah, Ga. 31401.

Lunch and training materials will be provided.    

We are excited to invite you to our 2022 Annual Summer Training Conference.  The conference theme this year will be “From Chaos to Confinement.”  Our agenda will be available in the Spring 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 Jimmy Callaway at president@ggia.net.

We will also be hosting a Basic, Intermediate, Social Media and a Human Trafficking Certification Courses on Monday, August 8th in Savannah at the Marriott.  Links can be found at ggia.net/events for those four events.

-Your GGIA Board of Directors