Niles Police Department achieves recertification in Ohio Collaborative standards
NILES — The Niles Police Department recently completed the Ohio Collaborative recertification process.
Recertification of the Ohio Collaborative standards takes place on a revolving, three- to four-year cycle.
There are 466 agencies employing more than 30,008 officers — representing more than 93 percent of all law enforcement officers in Ohio, including most of Ohio's metropolitan areas — that are certified, and 21 that are in the process of becoming certified by meeting standards for the use of force, including deadly force, and agency recruitment and hiring.
The standards are the first of their kind in Ohio and were developed and established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board as part of the state's efforts to strengthen community and police relations.
This story was originally published November 5, 2020 at 2:16 PM with the headline "Niles Police Department achieves recertification in Ohio Collaborative standards."