On the Job 

In the tri-county area of Gallia, Jackson and Meigs, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) has had to be creative to meet the needs of the community.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Task Force on Criminal Justice and Mental Illness reported last month on the status of programs that received about $400,000 in grants awarded by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine in an effort to provide ongoing support for the mentally ill and their families.

After the tragic, fatal police shootings in Ohio and across the nation last year, I convened an advisory group to take an in-depth look at the state’s system for peace officer training.

These attorneys are often asked to act as lead prosecutors in cases in which there is a conflict of interest, or to serve as assistant prosecutors where specialized knowledge is needed.

A touch can say so much, and no one knows that better than the scientist who spent the past year pulling DNA from weapons at the BCI lab in Richfield.