Profile
The Department of Public Safety is a certified law enforcement agency established under The Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The School Resource Officer program is a nationally accepted program that places law enforcement officers within local schools. The school resource officer initiative is designed to increase the rapport between students and police officers and to establish the school resource officer as a source of information on criminal law and public safety information for students, staff, administrators, and parents.
School resource officers utilize expertise and training in law enforcement to foster a better understanding of legal issues and the judicial process. S.R.O.s work to reduce school violence by enforcing violations of the law occurring on school property, by informing students of the dangers of substance abuse, by introducing programs that will promote and enhance acceptable social behavior, and by serving as positive role models.
Our motto is “Education is not achieved without a safe environment” because the “The school cannot live apart from the community.”
- Our goal is to establish a safe environment for the learning process and eliminate barriers between our youth and police.
- To enhance safety in and around schools in the DeKalb School District through the development and implementation of safety measures and programs.
- To enhance the learning environment for students within the DeKalb School District through anti-bullying programs and other measures.
- To provide a high level of police service to the DeKalb School District and neighborhoods surrounding schools.
- To reduce juvenile crime and gang activity in the community.
- To increase school attendance by helping students with the presence of peer pressure and the challenges of teenage life by giving classes through the G.R.E.A.T. Program and Youth Crime Watch of America.
- To build trust and a positive relationship with students as well as provide students counseling and advice on potential problems involving police.
Services
- David Walker
Campus Supervisors Coordinator - 678.676.2145
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- Sergeant K. Hughes
Supervisor - 678.676.1810
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- 678.676.1810
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- Commander Craig Blakley
ERT Commander & Training Coordinator - 678.676.1810
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- Investigator Jarvis Brown
Investigator - 678.676.1810
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- Detective Kenneth Bradshaw
- 678.676.2169
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
- Detective Robert Hudson
- 678-676-2186
Functions/Responsibilities
- Review Safe School Plans
- Conduct Safe School Audits
- Conduct Lockdown Drills
- Provide Safety Management and Support throughout School District
- Kenneth Gilstrap
Supervisor - Arnold Walker
- Roderick Wilkerson
- 678.676.1810
- 404.676.1917 (Fax)
Command Staff
- Bradley Gober
Executive Director of Public Safety - 678.676.1810
- 678.676.2149 (Fax)
- Melinda Heath-Wilson
Executive Administrative Assistant - 678.676.1810
- 678.676.2149 (Fax)
- Lieutenant Mary Parks
Administration - 678-676-2152
- Lieutenant Larry Wright
Operations - 678.873.8921
- Sergeant Zandra Jackson
Region 1 - 404.392.0038
- Sergeant Terrence Smith
Region 3 - 404.579.1541
- Sergeant Gail Smith
Region 5 - 678.676.8316
- Sergeant Tracy Bell
Region 6 - 404.392.0052
- Sergeant Kenneth Bradshaw
Region 7 - 404.392.0089
- Commander Craig Blakley
ERT Commander & Training Coordinator - 678.676.1810
- Kenneth Gilstrap
Safe Schools Supervisor - 678.676.2165
- Sergeant Kerwin Hughes
Criminal Investigations - 678.613.3627
- Detective Victor James
Crossing Guards Coordinator - 678-676-2147
- David Walker
Campus Supervisors Coordinator - 678.676.2145