The Hilliard Division of Police has adopted and implemented
state standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory
Board as part of the state’s efforts to strengthen community and police
relations.
There are 449 agencies employing more than 26,000 officers that are certified,
and 57 that are in the process of becoming certified by meeting standards for
the use of force (including deadly force,) agency recruitment and hiring.
Chief of Police Robert Fisher said he is pleased the agency has earned the certification, which acknowledges HPD’s policies and practices are in line with recognized leading standards for law enforcement organizations.
“This certification is the result of the constant efforts of our personnel to support the agency’s core values, specifically professionalism, in the observance of their daily duties,” Fisher said. “Hilliard’s policies are not only in line with the state’s minimum requirements, but in most cases, exceed them.”
The agency’s next goal is becoming accredited by CALEA, the
Commission Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.
The state has partnered with the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association and the
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police to help certify Ohio’s nearly 900 law
enforcement agencies on a process to ensure that they are in compliance with
Ohio’s new standards.
More information on the Ohio Collaborative can be found at: http://www.ocjs.ohio.gov/ohiocollaborative/.
