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Cadets learn ABCs of police work
DCSO hosts 25th Junior Law Enforcement Academy
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Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Elaina Coffee demonstrates how she would take fingerprints during a June 7 presentation at JLEA. - photo by Julia Hansen
From fingerprinting tools to bonafide SWAT protective gear, local school children recently got to see and touch some of the same equipment used by law enforcement.This past week, rising fourth through seventh graders participated in the 25th annual Junior Law Enforcement Academy at Dawson County Middle School. The weeklong day camp was hosted by the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office.