CANTON, Ohio — The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is among multiple agencies at the forefront of a new state accreditation program that aims to standardize law enforcement policies across Ohio, and Gov. Mike DeWine’s office says it’s making progress.
There are more than 900 law enforcement agencies in Ohio, each with its own set of policies. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office has more than 300 of its own policies on the books that its officers need to follow, and the department is now working with the state to help develop a set of guidelines for all agencies across the state to implement.
“Why is that important to the Stark county Sheriff’s Office? It’s important to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office because our folks need to understand the why — why we do what we do,” Sheriff George Maier said in a press conference Thursday…