SGTC Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Meets

October 31, 2024
Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Criminal Justice advisory committee Denise Youngblood, Dr. David Finley, Alecia Pinckney, Jimmy Colson, Katrice Martin, Eva Bass, Tony Bobbitt, Teresa McCook, and Melissa Grantham. Not pictured are Juanteasha Moore and Sheila Bonner.
Pictured (l-r) are members of the SGTC Criminal Justice advisory committee Denise Youngblood, Dr. David Finley, Alecia Pinckney, Jimmy Colson, Katrice Martin, Eva Bass, Tony Bobbitt, Teresa McCook, and Melissa Grantham. Not pictured are Juanteasha Moore and Sheila Bonner.

The South Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Technology advisory committee met recently in the Criminal Justice classroom on the SGTC Americus Campus.

The purpose of the advisory committee is to assist South Georgia Technical College faculty and staff in continuous quality improvement of the Criminal Justice Technology programs. SGTC Criminal Justice Technology Instructor Teresa McCook provided the committee with updates and information about program changes, enrollment, community activities, and student news.

The advisory committee members provide information to SGTC faculty and staff about suggested improvements in curriculum, new training opportunities that are available in the field of Criminal Justice, new technology, employment/internship opportunities available for students, and salary levels students may anticipate upon graduation.

Members present at the meeting were Chief Deputy Denise Youngblood of the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office, Eva Bass of SOWEGA Victims, Warden Jimmy Colson of the Sumter County Correctional Institute, Lt. Tony Bobbitt of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, and Lt. Juanteasha Moore and Human Resources Director Sheila Bonner of Macon State Prison.

Representing South Georgia Technical College were Academic Dean Dr. David Finley, Campus Police Chief Sammy Stone, Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs Alecia Pinckney, Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Grant Coordinator Katrice Martin, and Law Enforcement Academy Administrative Assistant Melissa Grantham.

The advisory committee is a crucial link that provides an avenue for South Georgia Tech instructors to learn about changing conditions or technology in the workplace that can then be passed along to students that will enable them to be fully prepared upon graduation.

For more information about SGTC’s Criminal Justice Technology program, contact Teresa McCook at 229.931.6940 or tmccook@southgatech.edu.

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