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WELCOME

Welcome to the State of Ohio Accreditation Resources website. On this site you will find access to numerous resources to help your agency achieve initial Accreditation or Re-accreditation. Suggestions for improvements are encouraged. Please use the forum to make your comments known.

Profile: SOAR is comprised of Ohio and neighboring state agencies already accredited or seeking accredited status.

Membership Benefits: Resource Sharing, Networking, Training and Bi-Monthly Meetings

Agencies Involved: Communications, Training Academy and Law Enforcement

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SOAR EXECUTIVE BOARD

President: Lt. Craig Stone; Columbus Police; 614/645-4603; cstone@columbuspolice.org

Vice President: Lt. Jeff McDaniel; Evendale Police; 513/563-2249; jsm665@yahoo.com

Secretary: Deputy Director Deborah Gearhiser; Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation; 740/845-2110; deborah.gearhiser@ohioattorneygeneral.gov

Treasurer: Capt. Howard Neimeier: Newport KY Police; 859/912-2524 hniemeier@Police.NewportKY.Gov

Webmaster: Accreditation Manager Kathy Mahl; Ohio State Highway Patrol; 614/466-2955; kmahl@dps.state.oh.us

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INTERNET LINKS

Attorney General State of Ohio http://www.ag.state.oh.us/

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) www.calea.org

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) http://www.theiacp.org

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) http://www.ncjrs.org

National Crime Prevention Council http://www.ncpc.org

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives www.noblenational.org

National Sheriffs' Association http://www.sheriffs.org

Ohio Department of Public Safety http://ohiopublicsafety.com/odps.asp

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) http://www.policeforum.org

U.S. Dept of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

U.S. Dept of Justice, Office of Justice Programs http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov