On the Job 

Because of the inherent danger and quick decisions law enforcement officers face every day, civil liability is a real concern for officers and their agencies.

While many of us hope for good news from the IRS this time of year, a Louisiana tax preparer went on trial for filing false tax refund claims using the names and Social Security numbers of nursing home residents.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bailey v. United States clarifies that law enforcement officers’ ability to detain a home’s recent occupant during a search depends largely on the distance the occupant is from the residence.
 

A compilation of briefs from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office

A compilation of updates from the Attorney General's Office.

Former Pickaway County Sheriff Dwight E. Radcliff is in a class all his own.

A dozen individuals and groups received Ohio Distinguished Law Enforcement Awards at the Ohio Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Conference in October. Among them: first-responders to the Chardon school shooting, a sheriff’s staff that ensured public safety after the release of dozens of exotic animals near Zanesville, and the first officer on the scene of a shooting that left eight dead in Copley.

Because about two-thirds of rapes are committed by someone known to the victim, sexual assault cases can be difficult from the start.

Keesha Mitchell’s staff has expanded by 12 in the past two years to better assist law enforcement and prosecutors statewide.

Attorney General Mike DeWine recently testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about RECLAIM Ohio, a successful juvenile justice reform initiative launched in the 1990s.