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  2. List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 sworn police officers, about 274 for each 100,000 residents.

  3. Georgia Bureau of Investigation - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is the state bureau of investigation of the U.S. state of Georgia.It is an independent, statewide agency that provides assistance to Georgia's criminal justice system in the areas of criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services, and computerized criminal justice information.

  4. Government of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The state government of Georgia is the U.S. state governmental body established by the Georgia State Constitution. It is a republican form of government with three branches: the legislature, executive, and judiciary. Through a system of separation of powers or "checks and balances", each of these branches has some authority to act on its own ...

  5. Category:State agencies of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    E. Georgia Department of Economic Development. Georgia Department of Education. Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.

  6. Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778, and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on 2 January 1788. Slaves with the cotton they had picked, Georgia circa 1850

  7. Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice ( DJJ) is a state agency of Georgia, United States, headquartered in Avondale Estates, near Decatur and in Greater Atlanta. [1] [2] The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities. The department was under federal oversight for 11 years after the U.S. Justice Department investigated reports of ...

  8. Georgia Department of Education - Wikipedia

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    The Georgia Department of Education ( GaDOE) [1] is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. The department manages funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. The department is managed by the State Superintendent of Schools, a publicly elected position currently held ...

  9. Amid GOP focus on elections, Georgia Republicans remove ... - AOL

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    Georgia's Republican Party has removed one of its officers after an administrative law judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state. The state Republican Committee voted 146 ...