{"id":170281,"date":"2023-09-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=170281"},"modified":"2023-09-16T00:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T05:01:15","slug":"ag-yost-forms-police-training-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2023\/09\/16\/ag-yost-forms-police-training-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"AG Yost forms police training task force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in Ohio, exploring how best to create and deliver world-class continuing education for the state\u2019s roughly 30,000 law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor nearly five years, we\u2019ve been rebuilding police training and reimagining what it should be in the future \u2013 what I call \u2018Cop 2030,\u2019\u201d Yost said. \u201cWe\u2019ve dismantled the old curriculum system at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and are taking steps to replace it with state-of-the-art technology, techniques and courses that officers can look forward to taking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dave Yost<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Future of Police Training Task Force will keep the momentum building, he said, and help ensure that Ohio\u2019s peace officers are the best trained in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The task force represents a diverse group of experts ranging from career law enforcement professionals to mental health experts. It will be chaired by OPOTA Assistant Executive Director Thomas Quinlan \u2013 the former Columbus police chief who, as commander, oversaw the Columbus Police Training Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other task force members include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Eric Henderson, assistant chief, Dayton Police Department <\/li>
  • Steve Click, director of First Responder Wellness, Ohio Department of Public Safety
    Nicholas Konves, deputy chief, Columbus Division of Police <\/li>
  • Kurt Althouse, chief, Vandalia Police Department <\/li>
  • George Maier, Stark County sheriff <\/li>
  • Emily Ribnik, executive director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Centers for Excellence <\/li>
  • Pastor Eddie Parker, Delaware County juvenile court diversion coordinator<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Two additional members \u2013 one from the community and the other a Sheriff from a rural county \u2013 will be named soon. Additional members may be named beyond this initial group, based on the needs of the task force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Yost has directed the task force to review emerging trends, examine the realities of law enforcement work, and recommend how best to serve the expectations of local communities. He likewise has asked the group to focus on training to help law enforcement respond appropriately to incidents of violence and resistance to arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWe need multidimensional training \u2013 the classroom and the mat \u2013 that includes scenario-based courses by which the physical aspects of the training are repeated,\u201d Yost said. \u201cRepetition is key, so officers can instinctively rely on their training when faced with a hostile situation so that everyone \u2013 the community, the officer and the person being detained \u2013 remain safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One example of Yost\u2019s forward-thinking approach already being implemented is an OPOTA pilot program that uses virtual-reality goggles to help officers learn various de-escalation methods. Positive feedback to this course prompted the Attorney General to request the creation of full courses that could be taught through the immersive platform. By the end of December, OPOTA \u2013 working in partnership with Ohio University \u2013 expects to offer six virtual reality scenarios that will be incorporated into police courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The OPOTA training overhaul was initially slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unexpected, mandatory training pilot program (Continuing Professional Training) established last year by the General Assembly. Although Yost supported the legislature\u2019s pilot program, there was insufficient staffing to handle both the mandated CPT requirements and the courses envisioned as part of Cop 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAs support grows for establishing permanent state funding for law enforcement training, the time is right to pull together leaders from Ohio\u2019s policing community to help us continue to shape the future of training,\u201d Yost said. \u201cThe work of this task force, coupled with the new courses our team at OPOTA has already developed, will position Ohio to be a national leader in police training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Yost expects the task force to return its recommendations by mid-January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in Ohio, exploring how best to create and deliver world-class continuing education for the state\u2019s roughly 30,000 law enforcement officers. \u201cFor nearly five years, we\u2019ve been rebuilding police […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 03:41:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170312,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170281\/revisions\/170312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}