Ohio Certifies Three Agencies, Recertifies 31 Others for Collaborative Board’s Standards

The Office of Criminal Justice Services announced Wednesday the certification of three Ohio law enforcement agencies for state standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board.

Agencies completing the certification process have adopted and implemented the initial two standards regarding use of force and hiring and recruitment while the recertification process takes place on a revolving, three to four-year cycle.

Please see list below of recently certified agencies:

• Cardington Police Department (Morrow)
• Enon Police Department (Clark)
• Richwood Police Department (Union)

Please see list below of recently recertified agencies:

• Brooklyn Heights Police Department (Cuyahoga)
• Bryan Police Department (Williams)
• Cadiz Police Department (Harrison)
• Camden Police Department (Preble)
• Carroll Township Police Department (Ottawa)
• Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
• Crooksville Police Department (Perry)
• Five Rivers Metro Parks Police Department (Montgomery)
• Fostoria Police Department (Seneca)
• Franklin Division of Police (Warren)
• Green Springs Police Department (Seneca)
• Groveport Police Department (Franklin)
• Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
• Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office
• Mansfield Division of Police (Richland)
• Mogadore Police Department (Portage)
• Montgomery Police Department (Hamilton)
• Moreland Hills Police Department (Cuyahoga)
• Newburgh Heights Police Department (Cuyahoga)
• Norton Police Department (Summit)
• Portage County Sheriff’s Office
• Preble County Sheriff’s Office
• Sharonville Police Department (Hamilton)
• Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
• Southwest General Police Department (Cuyahoga)
• Springfield Township Police Department (Hamilton)
• Sugarcreek Township Police Department (Greene)
• University of Dayton Department of Public Safety (Montgomery)
• Williamsburg Police Department (Clermont)
• Willoughby Police Department (Lake)
• Wintersville Police Department (Jefferson)

Overall, there are 619 certified agencies throughout Ohio that have met the initial standards. Additionally, 29,727 officers (representing 90.45% of all law enforcement officers in Ohio, including most of Ohio’s metropolitan areas) are employed by an agency that is involved in some form of the certification process.

The Collaborative was formed in 2015 to create uniform standards for Ohio’s law enforcement agencies. The first two standards were developed by the Collaborative in 2015 to improve the trust between citizens and law enforcement officers.

Additional standards established by the Collaborative address community engagement, bias-free policing, body-worn cameras, vehicular pursuits, telecommunicator training, employee misconduct, mass protests, agency wellness, interaction with minors, interaction with people in crisis, property room management and evidence control, and ballistic evidence testing. The standards are the first of their kind in Ohio and were developed and established by the Collaborative as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen community and police relations.

The state has partnered with the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police to help certify Ohio’s 900-plus law enforcement agencies on a process to ensure that they are in compliance with Ohio’s standards. The complete list of agencies who have and have not been certified can be found at by accessing the Collaborative website.