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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is encouraging law enforcement officers to distribute the new “You Have Rights” card to victims of crime.

 Officers staying in the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) dorms in London should rest more comfortably now that two new air handlers have been installed and changes have been made to the ventilation system.

An age-progression photo technique used by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) can put the spotlight on unsolved missing persons cases.

Trauma, either witnessed or experienced second-hand by first responders, health care professionals, and victim advocates, can have a lasting negative effect, but there are ways to protect oneself and become more resilient, according to Kenneth R. Yeager, director of the STAR (Stress, Trauma, and Resilience) Program at The Ohio State University.

In the fourth installment of the Ohio Attorney General’s “Ideas” series addressing the state’s opioid crisis, guest speakers and panelists focused on the collaboration necessary to bring about addiction recovery and the latest research about the disease.

The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a bench card on human trafficking for common pleas and municipal courts, said Diana Ramos-Reardon, the court’s domestic violence program manager.

A service offered last year to local law enforcement agencies by the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) identified 146 children who were at risk of falling victim to human trafficking in 2017.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems has released its report, which includes 14 recommendations and a model policy for use by law enforcement.

Law enforcement training officers provide advanced instruction to peace officers and other criminal justice professionals on a wide array of topics. Daniels teaches a refresher course for peace officers returning from a break in service, as well as firearms, officer survival, patrol tactics, and first aid courses. Daniels has a remote pilot certificate from the FAA and served on the Attorney General’s Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). 

When I first took office as Attorney General in 2011, I was shocked to learn that thousands of sexual assault kits were sitting — untested — in police evidence rooms across the state. The situation came as a surprise because when I was in the U.S. Senate, I sponsored the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act, which provided millions of dollars to pay for DNA testing.