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Ohio law nforcmnt ofcrs tak part in an Ohio Pac Ofcr Training Acamy cours

on how to al with activ shootrs.

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New fronts establishedin battle against opiates

COVER STORY

Photos by Lisa Murray

Share your suggestions with OPOTA

The Ohio Peace Ofcer Traiig Academy wats

to help you address your law eforcemet trai -

ig eeds. To let us kow how OPOTA ca better

serve your agecy, cotact Executive Director

Bob Fiatal at Robert.Fiatal@OhioAttorney

General.gov or call him at 740-845-2757.

OPOTA oers basic peace ofcer

training course in early 2012

OPOTA will coduct a Peace Ofcer Basic Trai-

ig School Ja. 17–May 4 at the academy’s

mai campus i Lodo. Applicats must

obtai a peace ofcer appoitmet ad be

employed by a law eforcemet agecy prior to

the start of the course. For iformatio, cotact

James “Doug” Daiels at 740-845-6304 or

[email protected] .

Registratio forms are at www.OhioAttorney

General.gov/OPOTARegistration .

More inside: Attorney General shares thoughts on

OPOTA’s commitment to law enforcement, Page 2.

As statewide

efforts to battle

the prescrip-

tio drug abuse

epidemicbegi to show

results, the

Ohio Attorey

Geeral’s

Ofce ad its

parters are

seeig a rise i the prevalece of heroi,

promptig a broader focus to ght opiates

i geeral.

Assistat Attorey Geeral Aaro Haslam,

who is leadig the ofce’s work to stem

the opiate problem, said icreased heroi

trafckig followed o the heels of a crack-dow o prescriptio drug abuse. Like

heroi, paikillers such as oxycodoe ad

hydrocodoe are opiates.

Haslam said a ew state law stregtheig

the licesig of pai maagemet cliics

already is havig a effect. The law, which

took effect May 20, also ehaces the

computerized Ohio Automated Rx Review

System to help idetify extesive prescrip-

tio drug use.

“The regulatios have helped cut off a lot

of the supply. The umber of pai cliics

has dropped sigicatly. Scioto Couty,

which had 12 pai cliics, ow has just

oe,” Haslam said. “But as the supply of

prescriptio drugs has goe dow, we’ve

see a boom i heroi.

“A lot of the heroi that we’re seeig is

comig out of Mexico ad South America,

ad the cartels brigig it i are very orga -

ized,” he added. “Ulike how prescriptio

drugs are illegally distributed, what we see

with heroi is that it’s comig i to hub cit-

ies such as Columbus ad Ciciati, ad

addicts are travelig to get it.”

Haslam said the Attorey Geeral’s Ofce is

workig closely with the Goveror’s Ofce,

By R. Steven Graves

Continued on Page 5

This black tar heroin wasconscate recently in Ohio.

The Ohio Peace Ofcer Traiig Academy

(OPOTA) is reachig out to serve local law

eforcemet by makig traiigs eve more co-

veiet for time-strapped ad budget-coscious

agecies across Ohio.

“Our job is to assist local law eforcemet.

Whatever the eeds of law eforcemet are for

traiig, we do our best to meet them, while at

the same time makig them coveiet adaffordable,” Ohio Attorey Geeral Mike DeWie

said. “May of OPOTA’s courses are free, ad

olie courses offer the coveiece of beig

available 24/7 o the Iteret, where ay ofcer

workig ay shift ca have access.”

A goal set by DeWie is to icrease the traiigs

available ad to schedule them withi a hour’s

drive of most law eforcemet agecies — at

large veues close to major iterstates — ad

with free parkig.

“We’re i the busiess of providig law eforce-

met with the best istructio possible at thelowest possible cost. It does’t get ay lower

tha free,” said Bob Fiatal, who serves as

executive director of the academy ad the Ohio



CRIMInAL JUSTICE

UPdATe

Criminal Justice Update typically is published

four times a year by the Ohio AttoreyGeeral’s Ofce for members of Ohio’s

crimial justice commuity.

To share story ideas or alert us to addresschages, cotact Editor Mary Alice Casey at

614-728-5417 [email protected].

Volume 3, Issue 3Fall 2011

Copyright 2011by Ohio Attorey Geeral’s Ofce

30 E. Broad St., 17th FloorColumbus, OH 43215

www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/

CriminalJusticeUpdate

I J.D.B. v. North Carolina, the U.S. Supreme

Court ruled i Jue that a child’s age is relevat to the Miranda custody aalysis.

Police removed 13-year-old J.D.B. from his class-

room ad questioed him about items stolei two home ivasios. Without admiisterig Miranda warigs, ad with the door closed, the

ivestigator questioed him for 30 to 45 miutes.

Iitially, J.D.B. deied ay wrogdoig, but eve-

tually asked if he would still be i trouble if heretured “the stuff.” The ivestigator explaied

that this would help, but that the matter was “go-

ig to court” regardless.

The ivestigator the explaied the process of

juveile detetio. At that poit, J.D.B. admitted that he ad a fried had committed the break-

is. Oly the did the ivestigator tell J.D.B. thathe could refuse to aswer questios ad was

free to leave. J.D.B. said he uderstood adrepeated his cofessio i writig.

J.D.B. later was charged i juveile proceedigs,

durig which he moved to suppress his state-

mets. He argued he had bee iterrogated i a

custodial settig without Miranda warigs ad

that the statemets were ivolutary.

The state courts refused to suppress the state-mets ad declied to d J.D.B.’s age relevat

i assessig whether he was i police custodyfor Miranda purposes.

The U.S. Supreme Court disagreed, cocludig that a child’s age would affect how a reaso-

able perso i the suspect’s positio would

perceive his or her freedom to leave.

“A reasoable child subjected to police ques-

tioig will sometimes feel pressured to submit

whe a reasoable adult would feel free togo,” the Supreme Court said. “We thik it clear

that courts ca accout for that reality withoutdoig ay damage to the objective ature of the

custody aalysis.”

The justices reversed the lower court’s rulig ad remaded the case, directig the state

courts to reassess whether J.D.B. was i cus-

tody, ow takig his age ito accout.

By Alexandra Schimmer

My job as Ohio’s Attorey Geeral is to support

ad assist local law eforcemet professio-als i their efforts to protect Ohio’s families. A

importat part of meetig that resposibility is

makig sure peace ofcers aroud the state are

well-traied for the work we ask them to do.

I said at my swearig-i ceremoy that the Ohio

Peace Ofcer Traiig Academy (OPOTA) would

be a premier teachig istitutio for Ohio law

eforcemet persoel. I have every itetio of

followig through o that pledge, ad I eed your

feedback ad suggestios to make it happe.

I’m proud of the dedicated, experieced staff

ad adjuct istructors at OPOTA. They areworkig hard to expad ad improve advaced

law eforcemet traiig opportuities — both i

terms of cotet ad delivery.

Courses focus o topics ad techiques peace

ofcers eed to be prociet i today, such as

prescriptio drug abuse, itelligece-led polic-

ig, computer foresics, ad a multitude of other

subjects.

We have made these courses available ot oly

at OPOTA’s Lodo ad Richeld campuses, butat veues across the state ad olie. Regioal

ad eOPOTA traiigs have become icreasigly

popular as law eforcemet throughout Ohio

cotiue to face tight budgets ad persoel

shortages, ad we will cotiue to focus o

these offerigs.

I’m also grateful to Bob Fiatal ad the Ohio Peace

Ofcer Traiig Commissio (OPOTC) for takig

o the task of comprehesively reviewig ad

revisig the state’s basic peace ofcer traiig

curriculum for the rst time sice the mid-1960s.

The eviromet i which peace ofcers perform their duties today is substatially differet tha

it was i 1966 whe Ohio rst implemeted a

stadard traiig approach for law eforcemet.

We’re workig to esure that the substace of

the traiig parallels the progress i law eforce -

met practices because it directly affects the

safety of our families ad the lives of our ofcers.

The way we are workig to revise the peace

ofcer basic traiig curriculum is sigicat.

CRIMInAL JUSTICE UPDATE

COST BOX InFO HERE PLEASE (LOWERCASE THOUGH)

We surveyed several thousad law eforcemet

leaders, ofcers, ad basic traiig graduatesregardig what skills ad practices should be

icluded i the istructio. We are listeig to the

people we serve, ad the al product will reect

much of their iput.

I ivite your cotiued feedback o the offer-

igs ad work of the Ohio Peace Ofcer Traiig

Academy. Please let us kow how we ca serve

you better — whether it be through the types of

courses we offer ad where we offer them or

through our other work o curricula, certicatio,

or other issues.

To share your iput, cotact Bob Fiatal [email protected] or

740-845-2757.

Very respectfully yours,

Mike DeWie

Ohio Attorey Geeral

Alexandra Schimmer is Ohio’s solicitor general and heads the Attorney General’s Appeals Section.

Attorney General Mike deWine an former AttorneysGeneral Betty Montgomery an Nancy Rogers atteneBCI’s 90th anniversary celebration in September.



BCI enhances services withAthens ofce, unit addition

The Ohio Bureau of Crimial Ivestigatio (BCI) has

aouced two steps to ehace services.

BCI ow has a ofce i Athes that provides poly-

graph services ad evidece itake. The ofce is

ope from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Moday through Friday.

Geeral questios may be directed to Amada Dil-

lo at 740-249-4378. For polygraph services, call

Matt Speckma at 740-249-4383.

The bureau also has assumed oversight for the

Attorey Geeral’s Missig Persos Uit. The move

will eable the uit to respod more quickly to

iquiries regardig missig childre ad adults ad

access additioal ivestigative tools, such as da-

tabases dedicated exclusively to law eforcemet,

said Bret Currece, who oversees the uit.

The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce prits iformatio

about specic missig persos cases o about

200,000 evelopes set out every moth by vari-

ous sectios of the ofce. The evelopes occasio-

ally highlight older, uresolved missig childre

ad adult cases i the hope that ew iformatio

will surface, Currece said.

For iformatio, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.

gov/MissingPersons.

Two recet chages i state law represet positive developmets for Ohio crime victims.

The Ohio Attorey Geeral’s Ofce worked with legislators to remove a requiremet that adult victims

apply withi two years of a crime to be eligible for compesatio from the Crime Victims Reparatios

Fud. The chage took effect Sept. 30.

Crime Victim Sectio Chief Alice Robiso-Bod said the deadlie was arbitrary ad resulted i may

victims beig deied compesatio for o good reaso.

“We foud we had to dey victims compesatio for legitimate expeses simply because they applied

after the deadlie, sometimes oly a few weeks or moths after it had passed,” Robiso-Bod said.

“Plus, with DnA aalysis helpig to solve crimes log after the fact, victims ofte have to take off

work or seek couselig outside that two-year widow. This esures that they ca be reimbursed for

those costs.”

Uder the same bill, legislators removed a cap o the amout of moey a law rm ca be reimbursed

for helpig victims seek civil protectio orders. The cap, put i place i 2009, had the uiteded ef -

fect of limitig services to victims. This was particularly true i small ad rural couties, where fewer

attoreys hadle civil protectio orders.

The Attorey Geeral’s Pickig up the Pieces booklet, which law eforcemet ad prosecutors are

required to provide to crime victims to advise them of their rights, is beig revised to reect the

chages. To receive copies whe they are available, cotact Kelli Grace of the Crime Victim Sectio at

[email protected] or 614-995-4231.

For more inormation: Liks to the compesatio form ad other services for victims ca be foud

at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/Victim.

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Ofce emphasizes prosecutionof human trafckers

Whe the ewly coveed Huma Trafckig

Commissio met for the rst time late this sum-

mer, Attorey Geeral Mike DeWie made clear

that his goal is to work with law eforcemet to

crimially prosecute huma trafckers.

To achieve that, the Huma Trafckig Commis-

sio was formed to build o the work started by

the Trafckig i Persos Study Commissio i2009. That group examied huma trafckig i

Ohio ad developed recommedatios that led

to Ohio’s stad-aloe huma trafckig law.

“The Huma Trafckig Commissio will use

that iformatio ad take o the issue from

a law eforcemet perspective, raisig public

awareess ad workig to put trafckers behid

bars,” DeWie said.

For assistace o huma trafckig ivestiga-

tios, cotact the Bureau of Crimial Ivestiga-

tio at 855-BCI-OHIO (224-6446). To iquire

about assistace with prosecutig cases, co-

tact Associate Assistat Attorey Geeral Emily

Pelphrey at Emily.Pelphrey@OhioAttorney

General. gov or 614-644-0729. Iformatio

also is available at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.

gov/HumanTrafcking .

Law changes assist crime victims Sound advice vital for youthBy Kathleen Nichols

With a ew school

year uder way, crimial

justice professioals are

sure to receive calls from parets

ad school ofcials seekig assistace

with techology misuse icidets such as

cyberbullyig ad sextig. I respodig,

it is importat to offer substative advice

ad assistace, eve though may suchcases ever escalate to a crimial level.

Here are some tips to pass alog:

Cyberbullying

• Ecourage youths to report ay

icidet of harassmet, itimidatio,

or bullyig — made face to face or

olie — to a trusted adult.

• Urge parets to moitor their child’s

olie activities by checkig computer

histories ad settig paretal cotrols.

• Implemet a bullyig prevetio

program. For ideas, visit

www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov.

Sexting

• Coduct a educatioal presetatio

at a local school or library o the legal

ad o-legal cosequeces of sextig.

• Cosider developig a local sextig

diversio program. Oe resource is the

Motgomery Couty Prosecutor’s

Ofce. Call 937-225-5757 to iquire

about its program.

• Ecourage parets to moitor their

childre’s cell phoe use by periodi-

cally checkig what they have set from

or dowloaded to their phoes.

Cyberethics

• Ecourage the establishmet of

policies to guide social media use.

• Urge attedace at professioal

developmet presetatios that focus

o usig discretio i olie posts ad

the do’s ad do’ts of social media use.

The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce provides

resources ad presetatios o bullyig,

olie safety, ad related topics.

For more iformatio, cotact Kathy nich-

ols at [email protected] or 614-995-5416.

Kathleen Nichols is a youth violence programcoordinator or the Attorney General’s Ofce.


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The Ohio Attorey Geeral’s Ofce stadsready to assist couty prosecutors’ ofces i

their cases before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Lucas Couty Assistat Prosecutor Evy Jarrett

kows the value of that offer. Jarrett has ar-

gued several cases before the Ohio Supreme

Court, icludig State v. Barker i Jue. While

codet i the stregth of her case ad

armed with past experiece, she appreciated

the extra measure of support she received

from the Attorey Geeral’s Appeals Sectio.

The case was oe of about 35 the sectio

supported via amicus briefs i 2010 adearly 2011. The Appeals Sectio also gives

prosecutors the opportuity to practice i

a moot court settig prior to their Supreme

Court appearaces. While this most ofte

occurs whe the Attorey Geeral’s Ofce

is sharig argumet time i a case, Solicitor

Geeral Alexadra Schimmer said it also is

a optio for others.

I Barker , the prosecutio asked the Su-

preme Court to overtur a lower court rulig

that the trial judge’s plea colloquy — advisig

Christopher Barker that he had the “right to

call witesses to testify o (his) behalf” — didot make it clear he could subpoea witess-

es. I a uaimous opiio issued i August,

the justices agreed with the state.

Appeals Section, prosecutors team upCollaboration can bolster cases before Ohio Supreme Court

Barker was idicted i 2009 o ve couts of ulawful sexual coduct with a mior for alleg -

edly havig sex with his 13-year-old half-sister.

The prosecutio said Barker admitted to givig

the girl drugs ad alcohol whe he had sex with

her three to four times a moth over a three-

year period. He etered o cotest pleas to

three couts, but later appealed, sayig he did

ot realize he could compel witesses to testify.

Jarrett’s brief oted that most people would

iterpret the phrase “right to call witesses” as

the ability to subpoea those witesses. The

Attorey Geeral’s amicus brief complemeted

that stace, poitig out that the 6th Amed-met’s Compulsory Process Clause ofte is

referred to as “the right to call witesses.”

Assistat Attorey Geeral Erick Gale ad the

Solicitor Geeral’s sectio prepared the ofce’s

amicus brief ad shared time with Jarrett be-

fore the Supreme Court.

“Erick provided research that was’t preset

i my brief,” Jarrett said. “He gave a costitu -

tioal, historical perspective that was excellet

as well as a overview of costitutioal law i

geeral that was’t readily available to me.”

The Appeals Sectio moitors cases the OhioSupreme Court agrees to hear ad les amicus

briefs whe cases have the potetial for broad

or lastig impact.

“We ca provide aother voice i the case to

help clarify the issues ad to help the court see

the overarchig themes of a case ad uder -

stad the basic priciples uderlyig a area

of law,” said Schimmer, who has bee with the

ofce sice February 2009 ad was amed

solicitor geeral i March.

“Oe very importat priciple i crimial law is

cosistecy; that’s part of what makes the law

fair ad just,” she added. “Because our ofce

has a perch to see how issues play out across

the state, we ca be a voice of cosistecy.”

The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce argues dozes of

cases each year before high courts — the Ohio

ad U.S. Supreme Courts ad the U.S. Court of

Appeals for the Sixth Circuit — ad its attoreys

ca provide valuable support for couty prosecu-

tors’ ofces.

“Because a appeal at this level meas more

tha preservig or reversig a sigle judgmet,

the court will wat to kow how the priciple

of law will play out i a broader way,” Schim -

mer said. “We try to help preset that bigger

picture.”

The ofce’s moot courts brig together attoreys

from Appeals ad other sectios who read pros-

ecutors’ briefs i advace, liste to their argu -

mets, ad pepper them with questios — just

as justices might.

“The experiece of vocalizig your argumets is

very differet from writig them dow or rehears-

ig them i your head,” Schimmer said. “It’s very

good to stad up ad practice that. Moot courts

are icredibly useful for helpig a attorey a-

swer questios with precisio ad coditioig

his or her brai to the speed of questios thatcome from a pael of seve justices.”

For Jarrett, the opportuity was ivaluable.

“I had access to eight people who read the

briefs, uderstood the issues, ad asked difcult

questios about the case,” she said. “It’s really

tremedous that they’re willig to set aside time

to do that.”

For assistance: To request the Appeals Sec-

tio’s assistace with a Ohio Supreme Court

case i the form of a moot court, cotact Kim

Blakeship of the Appeals Sectio at Kimberly.

[email protected]

614-728-7510.

By Mary Alice Casey

1949

BCI coducts its rstpolygraph exam. I the

years sice, examiers haveadmiistered 63,233 tests.

File photo

Lucas County Assistant Proscutor evy Jarrtt runs through hr argumnts in State v. Barker uring a moot court

at th Attorny Gnral’s Ofc arlir this yar.

Sept. 6, 1921

The Bureau of CrimialIdeticatio begis operatig withi the Departmet of PublicWelfare to provide ideticatioservices to law eforcemet

throughout the state.

1963

The Ohio Attorey Geeral’sOfce assumes oversight of BCI.

Early 1980s

BCI lauches its marijuaaeradicatio efforts.

1972

BCI begis computerizig crimial histories.

The Bureau o Criminal Investigation

(BCI) marked its 90th anniversary

in September. Here is a look at

some o its milestones.

1959

BCI becomes the Bureau of Crimial Ideticatio adIvestigatio to reect its ew Ivestigatios Divisio.



Aaron Haslam heas up Attorney General Mike deWine’s opiate

abuse initiative.

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Continued from Page 1

the state medical ad pharmacy boards, the

Drug Eforcemet Admiistratio, the U.S. Attor-

ey’s Ofce, ad law eforcemet to coordiate

efforts o the overall opiate problem.

For example, the Bureau of Crimial Ivestigatio

(BCI), Special Prosecutios Uit, ad Ohio Orga-

ized Crime Ivestigatios Commissio are co-

ordiatig with local, state, ad federal agecies

o 17 ivestigatios ivolvig opiates. Haslamhas bee desigated as a special assistat U.S.

attorey to prosecute opiate cases.

In other developments:

• The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce scheduled

a multistate law eforcemet summit o

prescriptio drug abuse at this year’s

Law Eforcemet Coferece.

• The Ohio Police Ofcer Traiig Academy

offers free traiigs o prescriptio drug

diversio throughout the state ad olie

through eOPOTA.

• The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce has created

a iteral workig group ad exteral

advisory coucil o prescriptio drug

abuse. The latter icludes peace ofcers,

judges, educators, health care experts, ad

prevetio ad poiso cotrol professioals.

• Ohio is workig with other states to share

prescriptio drug moitorig iformatio.

Pilot projects are i place with Ketucky ad

Idiaa. As may as 30 states may

participate by 2012.

I additio to addressig the opiate problem, theAttorey Geeral’s Ofce worked to iclude la-

guage o aalog drugs ad so-called bath salts

i a ew law that took effect July 15. Origially

drafted to ba sythetic caabioids, the law

was broadeed to list derivatives of cathioe,

the active igrediet i bath salts, ad aalog

drugs as Schedule I cotrolled substaces.

Former BCI foresic chemist Eri Reed, ow a

assistat attorey geeral, has researched aa-

log drugs ad advocated actio to restrict them.

“The law was eeded,” she said, “to prosecute

udergroud chemists who were avoidig pros-

ecutio simply by slightly alterig the chemical

structure of cotrolled substaces.”

New fronts establishedQ&A Meet Aaron HaslamSeior Assistat Attorey Geeral Aaro

Haslam, who is leadig the Attorey

Geeral’s prescriptio drug abuse

iitiative, shares his thoughts o the

assigmet ad opiate abuse treds.

You were chosen or this role, in part,because o your experience dealing with the issue as Adams County prosecutor. What did you take rom that? Most people were uaware of the prescriptio drug problem i Adams Couty. We brought

together law eforcemet, judges, ad other stakeholders across the commuity to raise aware-

ess, provide educatio, ad deal with the problem o may differet levels.

How successul were you in Adams County? Talkig with Adams Couty law eforcemet, I uderstad it is o loger easy to buy pills o the

street. Two years ago, you could buy them aywhere. The commuity is very aware of what’s go -

ig o ow, ad our overdose death rate is dow. All of those thigs poit to a good start, but it’s

importat that we cotiue to work together ad commuicate to have log-term success.

Do you think that sort o success is possible across the state?

I thik we ca replicate some of those successes statewide, but we have to let local commuities put their ow touch o it. The Attorey Geeral’s Ofce ca be a facilitator ad share what’s

worked elsewhere, but commuities eed to develop a approach that works locally.

How does what you saw as a county prosecutor motivate you to see Ohio tackle this problem? I was seeig oe perso after aother comig through the court system, or worse, overdosig

ad dyig. It produced heartbreakig wreckage — parets who had lost their childre, childre

who had lost their parets, families devastated emotioally ad acially. If that’s goig o i

Adams ad 87 other couties, you ca’t help but be motivated to do as much as you ca.

How is the Attorney General’s Ofce addressing the issue? BCI is able to assist with ivestigatios, ad OPOTA is offerig traiig aroud the state ad

olie through eOPOTA. Ad my uit, the Crimial Justice Sectio’s Special Prosecutios Uit, is

ivolved i prosecutig cases at all levels. We’re also collaboratig with the Goveror’s Ofce,

the legislature, ad all the other etities that have a stake i seeig Ohio tackle this problem.

Are you trying approaches that haven’t been explored beore? Yes. For istace, we’re usig a ew model for ivestigatig pill mills, rogue doctors, ad drug

rigs. It was developed by Fred Moore at BCI, ad it ivolves gatherig all the players — local law

eforcemet, prosecutors, BCI agets, the U.S. Attorey’s Ofce, the state pharmacy ad medi-

cal boards — ad workig the law eforcemet ad regulatory aspects of cases simultaeously.

Talk about the connection between prescription pills and heroin.Heroi is a easy crossover drug, ad it ca satisfy the cravig of a prescriptio drug addict.

People thik of heroi as a ier-city problem. They do’t thik about their eighbor who had

surgery, was prescribed pai medicatio, ad was’t aware he could get hooked o heroi.

Have you made the transition rom Adams County to Columbus?

I’ve bee livig i Columbus sice May. Ad my wife, Meredith, moved here i August ad took a job asa middle school taleted ad gifted coordiator i the Oletagy school district. We’re both from Adams

Couty, so we ever wat to get too far from there. But we love Columbus ad spedig time here.

1994

Ohio establishes a AutomatedFigerprit Ideticatio System(AFIS), eablig the computerizatioof crimial gerprit cards. 1998

BCI provides DnA aalysisfor the rst time, meaig DnAevidece ca be preseted icrimial prosecutios.

The Commissio o Accreditatiofor Law Eforcemet Ageciesaccredits BCI.

1999

BCI’s curret headquarters opes iLodo. The $20.3 millio, state-of-

the-art facility is three times the sizeof the former accommodatios.

2002

The America Society of CrimeLaboratory Directors/LaboratoryAccreditatio Board accredits BCI’sLaboratory Divisio.

2011

A ew law requires DnA to becollected from all feloy arrestees.

BCI establishes a Athes ofce toehace polygraph ad evidece

itake services.

2001

Ohio coects to the natioal CODIS etwork.

The state has its rst CODIS hit whe DnA froma Warre Couty rape case is etered ito thedatabase ad it matches that of a of federearlier covicted of aggravated burglary.

Photo by Mary Alice Casey


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Resources area click away

Dozes of law eforcemet resources are

available o the Ohio Attorey Geeral’s

website. Here is a recap of the most popu-

lar available at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.

gov/LawEnorcementServices:

Bureau o Criminal Investigation (BCI)

The Ohio Law Enorcement Gateway

(OHLEG) is a secure, Web-based platform

that provides valuable tools ad resources.

Oe ew feature provides security threat

group iformatio maitaied by the Ohio

Departmet of Rehabilitatio ad Correc-

tio (ODRC). Agecies ca eter a idi-

vidual’s ame to see if ODRC lists him as

beig part of a gag or other security threat

group; where he is or has bee icarcer-

ated; who else i his gag is i the same

priso; ad other details. The resource also

lists whether a idividual has tattoos (adprovides photos of them) ad otes scars

ad other marks. This could help idetify a

suspect with a certai tattoo, scar, or mark.

OHLEG’s Photo Lineup Wizard is ow

more user-friedly. The applicatio, used

to create lieups i a folder or six-photo

array format, lets ofcers select the sources

from which they pull photos so all images

have similar characteristics. It also allows

ofcers to upload photos of their ow.

Peace Ofce Training Academy (OPOTA)

OPOTA has itroduced a ew feature that

allows law eforcemet ofcers ad istruc-

tors to update their cotact iformatio

at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/

OPOTAUpdate. Police chiefs, sheriffs,

peace ofcers, istructors, ad basic trai-

ig commaders ca use the form to make

sure they receive OPOTA’s regioal traiig

ad curriculum updates.

The electroic OPOTA course catalog

lists classes available at the Lodo ad

Richeld campuses as well as regioal

traiigs. OPOTA also aouces regioal

traiigs via e-mail.

Istructio also is available olie through

eOPOTA, which has expaded to iclude

more tha 60 courses.

A electroic Law Enorcement Directory

provides cotact iformatio for Ohio police

chiefs ad sheriffs ad liks to the Ohio

State Highway Patrol, state agecies, ad

Ohio correctioal facilities.

Concealed carry resources

Cocealed carry laws are covered i a ewpublicatio that icludes a applicatio.

Dowload it via a lik at www.OhioAttorney

General.gov/LawEnorcementServices.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

The followig courses are available free. To

register, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.

gov/OPOTARegistration . Visit www.Ohio

AttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTACourses for

iformatio o additioal traiigs or www.

OHLEG.org for olie traiig optios.

Tactical and Legal Considerations or

Vehicle Stops and ApproachesCovers best tactical and legal protocols to

apply during vehicle stops, including danger-

ous stops, Terry v. Ohio , and other Fourth

Amendment considerations

OPOTA Course 05-492-11-01

Oct. 24, 8 a.m.–oo

Creekside Coferece Ceter, Gahaa


nov. 7, 8 a.m.–oo

Ciciati Police Academy

OPOTA Course 05-492-11-03nov. 30, 8 a.m.–oo

The Uiversity of Toledo Scott Park Campus

Range Medical Emergencies

and the Firearms Instructor

Addresses legal issues, required medical

equipment, anaphylactic shock, heat disor-

ders, gunshot injuries, impaled objects, and

controlling bleeding


nov. 2, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.



nov. 21, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Greee Couty Career Ceter, Xeia

Ethics

This course advises law enforcement ofcers

how to resolve ethical issues encountered

while performing their duties. A course on

investigating public safety vehicle collisions

coincides with it at the same locations.


nov. 10, 9 a.m.–oo

Owes Commuity College, Perrysburg


Dec. 7, 9 a.m.–oo


Ohio Peace OfcerTraining Academy Courses

Investigations o Public Saety

Vehicle Collisions

Covers best practices in handling public safety

vehicle collision investigations. A course on

ethics coincides with it at the same locations.


nov. 10, 1–3 p.m.

Owes Commuity College, Perrysburg


Dec. 7, 1–3 p.m.


Awareness o Distressed Combat

Veteran Issues and Response

Provides awareness of issues confronting

distressed combat veterans, including post-

traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain

injury, and best de-escalation practices


nov. 14, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.Creekside Coferece Ceter, Gahaa


nov. 28, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

OPOTA Richeld

First Responder to Sexual Assault

Covers interacting with sexual assault nurse

examiners and victim advocates, conducting

victim interviews, processing crime scenes and

suspect kits, and using BCI’s CHASE system


nov. 18, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

OPOTA Richeld

Interacting with the Special Needs

Population

A one-day refresher course for law enforce-

ment professionals dealing with special popu-

lations encounters


nov. 22, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

OPOTA Richeld

Implementing Intelligence-Led Policing

Covers hiring, selecting, and training criminal

analysts; functions of the criminal analyst and

interaction with police command; and useful

crime analysis tools and software


Dec. 1–2, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

OPOTA Richeld

FBI Street Survival Training

Emphasizes a study examining 40 incidents in

which peace ofcers survived life-threatening

attacks and identies training issues

Dec. 6, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Course 55-426-11-01)

Dec. 7, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Course 55-426-11-02)

OPOTA Richeld



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FALL 2011 7

Victim advocates are lightig the ight sky

this October i recogitio of Domestic Vio-

lece Awareess Moth.

The Ohio Attorey Geeral’s Ofce is part -

erig with Ohio programs ad agecies i

the Purple Light nights campaig ad other

activities to raise awareess about domesticviolece issues.

Purple Light nights bega i 2007 i Cov-

igto, Wash., where people were ecour-

aged to display purple lights i homes ad

busiesses to raise awareess of domestic

violece. I 2008, the Domestic Violece

Ceter i Clevelad brought the program to

Ohio. To raise awareess of the campaig

statewide, the Ohio Domestic Violece net-

work serves as the lead agecy to expad

the program i Ohio ad posts all activities

o its website at www.vn. (click o the

DVAM tab).

“It is importat that we recogize Domestic

Violece Awareess Moth every year be-

cause the violece is’t edig,” said Sady

Hutziger, victim services coordiator with

Observance sheds light on domestic violence

the Attorey Geeral’s Crime Victim Sectio.

“We’ve see improved resposes from the

judicial system, Child Protective Services, law

eforcemet, ad advocates, ad yet the vio-

lece cotiues. By ackowledgig every year

that this is still a issue, we recogize that we

cotiue to have work to do.”

Ohio law eforcemet reported more tha

36,000 domestic violece cases to the Bu-

reau of Crimial Ivestigatio from Jauary

through July. However, Ae Lyo, who com-

piles the stats, said the gure is low because

ot all agecies submit the required reports.

Agecies use the stats to seek fuds for shel -

ters, medical treatmet, couselig, legal aid,

ad other assistace for victims.

The Crime Victim Sectio awards about $7

millio i state ad federal fuds aually

to Ohio domestic violece programs ad

provides traiigs for advocates. Visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/Victim for details.

By Alissa Romstadt

Ofcer Traiig Commissio that oversees it.

OPOTA also works to keep the cotet of regioal

raiigs relevat to a broad law eforcemet

audiece, curretly coverig such topics as pre-

criptio drug abuse, tactical ad legal cosid-

eratios i trafc stops, awareess of distressed

ombat vetera issues, ad basic crime scee

vestigatio.

additio to OPOTA istructors, the faculty

cludes law eforcemet professioals, higher

educatio istructors, medical persoel, ad

others who regularly practice what they teach.

As DeWie says, “We are here to serve law e-

orcemet. This is about customer service. This is

about meetig the curret eeds of the me ad

I additio to its role i overseeig advaced

peace ofcer traiig, the Ohio Peace Ofcer

Traiig Commissio (OPOTC) sets the curricula

for basic peace ofcer traiig as well as that

of parole, probatio, ad correctios ofcers; jailers; bailiffs; private security ofcers; ad

humae agets.

I a major udertakig that has’t bee tackled

i 45 years, the OPOTC staff, with iput from law

eforcemet from across the state, is coduct-

ig the rst comprehesive review ad revi-

sio of the state’s basic peace ofcer traiig

curriculum. Sice its implemetatio i 1966,

Ohio’s stadard approach to traiig ew peace

ofcers has grow from 120 hours origially to

582 hours today.

While OPOTC added topics ad icorporated

chages through the years, util ow it has ot

coducted a i-depth evaluatio ad update

of the curriculum. The curriculum is taught i

about 65 academies that law eforcemet

agecies, higher educatio istitutios, ad

adult educatio/vocatioal schools operate

aroud the state.

OPOTC staff is workig with subject matter

experts, coductig research, ad icorporatig istructioal techiques to update the curricu-

lum’s 109 lesso plas.

The 32 revised so far were released this sprig

for implemetatio i academies statewide July

1. Those lesso plas received priority attetio

because they focus o tasks affectig ofcer

safety or liability issues.

“The commissio has made importat addi-

tios ad chages to the curriculum through the

years, but this type of thorough review is log

overdue,” Attorey Geeral Mike DeWie said.

“Research has led to huge advacemets i

law eforcemet practices, ad we wat Ohio’s

method of traiig ew peace ofcers to reect

them. Put simply, public safety ad ofcers’

lives deped o it.”

Attorney General’s staff updating basic peace ofcer curriculum

RIGHT: Jwish Family Srvics introuc Purpl

Light Nights in Columbus, whr th LVqu Tow -

r is aorn in purpl lights throughout Octobr.

wome o the groud who are riskig their lives

every day to protect our families. Brigig these

courses directly ito the commuities ad direct-

ly to the people is the future of law eforcemet

traiig. Times have chaged, ad we wat to

be exible ad adaptable to meet curret ad

future eeds of law eforcemet.”

A wide array of courses also is available at

the Lodo ad Richeld OPOTA campuses.

Ad whe travelig to regioal traiigs or

OPOTA campuses is’t a optio, olie courses

COVER STORY

OPOTA stunts larn how to manag ath scns,incluing intication an xcavation tchniqus.

through eOPOTA are a good (ad popular)

alterative. The lieup of courses — all available

24/7 at o cost to local agecies — has more

tha doubled i recet years, ow totalig more

tha 60.

All courses are listed i OPOTA’s olie catalog at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/

OPOTACourses. To receive e-mail alerts about

OPOTA’s regioal offerigs, share your e-mail

ad other cotact iformatio at www.

OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTAUpdate .



NatioNal PrescriPtioN drug

take back day set for oct. 29

dRUG TAKE BACK

The Ohio Attorney General’s Ofce

and law enforcement agencies

throughout Ohio will take part ina national initiative to collect and

properly dispose of prescription

medications.

The National Prescription Drug

Take Back Day is set for 10 a.m.

to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. It is

being spearheaded by the U.S.

Drug Enforcement Administration.

For a complete list of participatig

agecies, visit www.dea.gov.

BCI Spcial Agnt Mark ellinwoo

poss with Agi, a 2-yar-ol dutch

shphr an on of four ogs th

burau uss for rug tction. Toarrang for canin assistanc from

BCI, call 855-BCI-OHIO (855-

224-6446).

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