Overview:
The Department of Public Safety is responsible for providing a safe and secure educational environment for the entire Georgia Perimeter College community. We are a recognized Police Department within the State of Georgia and we are comprised of:

• The Administrative Division (Chief, Deputy Chief & Secretarial Staff)
• The Uniform Division (Police Officers & Security Officers)
• The Communications Unit (Communication Officers)
• The Training Unit (Captain)

There are 36 Sworn Police Officers, 31 Security Officers, 10 Communication Officers and 6 Clerical Staff for a total of 83 full time personnel and an additional 50 part-time personnel within the Department of Public Safety.  Departmental personnel are assigned to four campuses of the College (Clarkston, Decatur, Dunwoody, & Newton). All Patrol Division employees work under the direction of a Campus Police Lieutenant. The Chief of Police is the overall administrator of the department and reports to the Executive Vice President for Financial & Administrative Affairs.

Authority & Jurisdiction:
Georgia Perimeter College Police Officers are certified as Peace Officers by the State of Georgia under the provisions of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (GA. POST) 35-8-2 (8) (A) "Peace Officer" and possess arrest powers under code section 17-4-1 within their jurisdiction under code section 20-3-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA).

Part-time Police Officers who work for the college are all certified by the State of Georgia and as such are authorized to make arrests if necessary within the school's jurisdiction and the jurisdiction from their respective Police Departments. All departmental personnel enforce college policy as well as parking regulations on campus. Georgia Perimeter College Police, as well as the part-time Police Officers, enforce state laws, county ordinances and conduct criminal and traffic investigations for all offenses occurring within the school's jurisdiction. 

Georgia Perimeter College security officers have the same arrest powers as a citizen of Georgia, i.e., the power to make arrests for misdemeanors and felonies committed in the presence of the guard or within the guards' immediate knowledge. All personnel are trained to handle emergencies and will coordinate medical and fire services that are requested on all five campuses.