Ohio Collaborative

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The Ohio Collaborative is a twelve-person panel in Ohio that establishes statewide standards for law enforcement agencies. The result of recommendations from a task force created by Ohio Governor John Kasich, the Ohio Collaborative is co-chaired by Director of Public Safety John Born and former Ohio Senator Nina Turner. Other members of the collaborative include representatives from law enforcement, community members, and legislators. [1]

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The Ohio Collaborative's initial recommendations were on guidelines for use of force and employee recruitment. [2] The panel has since published standards on bias free policing, body worn cameras, community engagement, and telecommunicator training. [3]

The recommendations put forth by the Ohio Collaborative are not compulsory. [4] Agencies that choose to comply with the guidelines are considered to be "certified" by the Collaborative, are issued certificates, and are listed on the Ohio Collaborative website.

Panel members

There are 12 members on the Ohio Collaborative: [3]

Certified agencies

Of 831 law enforcement agencies in Ohio, [5] 329 are certified by the Ohio Collaborative: [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ Narciso, Dean. "State pushing police departments to seek certification in use-of-force, hiring policies". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio Collaborative". ocjs.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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  5. ↑ Reaves, Brian (July 2011). "Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008" (PDF). Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ohio Collaborative Certified Agencies" . Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Allen County Sheriff's Office achieves standards" . Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  8. ↑ "Ansonia PD to have new standards certified by state board" . Retrieved 2017-03-23.
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  11. ↑ "CSU Receives State Certification for Community-Police Relations | Cleveland State University". csuohio.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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  13. ↑ "Gates Mills Adopts State Standards Issued By Police Advisory Board". Beachwood, OH Patch. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  14. ↑ "Miami University police department receives provisional certification status". miamioh.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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  16. ↑ "Notre Dame College Police Department earns certification" . Retrieved 2017-03-22.
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