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]

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

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

  • John Born, Ohio Director of Public Safety, Co-Chiar
  • Nina Turner, former Ohio Senator, Co-Chair
  • Brian Armstead, Sergeant, Akron Police Department
  • Lori Barreras, Ohio Civil Rights Commission
  • Ronnie Dunn, Associate Professor, Cleveland State University
  • Austin B. Harris, Student, Central State University
  • Michael H. Keenan, City Councilman, Dublin, Ohio
  • Damon Lynch III, Senior Pastor
  • Rob Streck, Sheriff, Montgomery County
  • Michael J. Navarre, Chief of Police, Oregon PD
  • Ronald J. O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecutor

Certified agencies

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

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board". Office of Criminal Justice Services. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ^ Narciso, Dean. "State pushing police departments to seek certification in use-of-force, hiring policies". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  3. ^ a b "Ohio Collaborative". ocjs.ohio.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  4. ^ "Ohio urging police agencies to meet new statewide standards". The Blade. 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  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.
  9. ^ "EzTaskTitanium Communicator". cityofbellbrook.org. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  10. ^ "Ohio Awards Certification to Carroll County Sheriff's Office for Adopting New Police Standards - Carroll County Sheriff's Office". carrollcountysheriff.org. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  11. ^ "CSU Receives State Certification for Community-Police Relations | Cleveland State University". csuohio.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  12. ^ "East Cleveland PD Adopts State Standards Issued By Police Advisory Board". Cleveland, OH Patch. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  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.
  15. ^ "Use of deadly force police standards". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  16. ^ "Notre Dame College Police Department earns certification". Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  17. ^ "OUPD receives certification through Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board". Ohio University. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
  18. ^ "WPD earns full certification". Retrieved 2017-03-22.