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Criminal Justice Update

Q&A with Ohio BCI superintendent

Tom Stickrath is a proven leader in Ohio’s criminal justice field. At BCI, he’s committed to making an already well-respected organization the best of its kind. Period.

4/16/2012

Panel addresses mental health, criminal justice issues

The leaders of an Ohio task force working to reduce the “revolving door effect” many people with mental illness encounter with the criminal justice system agree on a lot of things. But probably their most fundamental common ground is a desire to get things accomplished.

4/16/2012

News & Notes

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) can provide increased visibility to help local law enforcement agencies resolve unsolved homicides.

Through the Ohio Attorney General’s website at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OhioUnsolvedHomicides,
local law enforcement can share details and photos related to unsolved homicide cases and solicit tips from the public.

4/16/2012

New law helps solve cold cases

For Sgt. Michael Lang of the Englewood Police Department, the day he was able to tell a 25-year-old woman that a man suspected of raping her more than 10 years earlier had been arrested stands out as one of his best on the job.

4/16/2012

Legislative Initiatives

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office works with the Ohio General Assembly to advocate legislation aimed at supporting local law enforcement. For more information on these efforts, contact the Attorney General’s Help Center at 800-282-0515.

4/16/2012

In the Courts

In its first review of GPS tracking, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in January in United States v. Jones that law enforcement must have a search warrant before attaching a GPS tracking device to a subject’s vehicle.

4/16/2012

Honoring the fallen

Law enforcement from across the state will gather at 11 a.m. May 3 to honor six of their peers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2011 and six historical nominees. The Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony — marking its 25th anniversary — will take place at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London.

4/16/2012

From the Attorney General

As a prosecuting attorney, I learned early in my career that people facing mental health problems were cycling through our criminal justice system time and again, receiving jail or prison time rather than the treatment they needed. My colleague Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton saw the same thing years ago as a trial judge.

4/16/2012

Courses offer vital guidance in handling abuse

Finding the right words in a difficult situation can be challenging for anyone. Finding the right words to allow a child to disclose abuse takes training.

4/16/2012

CART welcomes participation, suggestions

The first three hours after a child’s abduction are critical in determining whether the child will be found alive. If an abductor intends to kill a child, 74 percent do so within those first few hours.

4/16/2012

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