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Law Enforcement Conference focuses on officer safety, wellness

Putting others first is a reality of police work. Yet research and real life clearly show that the stress of the job can take a toll on those who do it, prompting a decision to focus the Ohio Attorney General’s 2013 Law Enforcement Conference on officer safety and wellness.

7/23/2013

Law enforcement encouraged to attend school safety conference

The fee for law enforcement and other emergency responders to attend a School Safety/Crisis Management Conference in Columbus Aug. 19 has been reduced to $50 per person. The conference will address emergency management and planning along with recommended steps to take before, during, and after an emergency.

7/23/2013

Q&A: OOCIC offers team approach to fight organized crime

For the past 27 years, the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) has provided a means for local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutors to bring down organized criminal enterprises operating across multiple jurisdictions. Several task forces exist at any given time, with new groups forming and others disbanding as needs dictate. About 15 staff members — led by Executive Director Rocky Nelson — support the task forces’ efforts, and their thoughts on OOCIC’s work are compiled here.

7/23/2013

Three ways the AG can assist with unsolved homicides

Karen Beaudin knows the sorrow of losing a loved one to homicide and the anguish of seeing the crime go unsolved. Her 13-year-old sister was raped and murdered in 1971.

7/23/2013

Initiative targets gun violence

Strategies that have produced drastic reductions in gun-related crime in cities around the country form the foundation for Attorney General Mike DeWine’s new Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.
In Boston, youth homicides fell by two-thirds and all homicides by half. In Cincinnati, homicides involving gangs dropped 41 percent and other violent firearms incidents fell 22 percent. In Chicago, a program aimed at parolees returning to certain neighborhoods cut homicides by almost 40 percent.

7/23/2013
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