The Ohio Highway State Patrol has a long history of enforcing laws and keeping the wellness and safety of all Ohioans everywhere. The patrol has a responsibility to the public to uphold their duties as officers to protect life ,traffic and public; to provide safe roadways, emergency support, and investigate criminal activity. The Ohio Highway State Patrol went through a seventeen-year struggle to get a state police force to patrol roadways. In 1917 Senator Davis of the 23rd district introduced a
I chose to write about the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the families behind it because of my own family’s connection to the Patrol. Before my brother went into the force, I never paid much attention to Ohio State Highway Patrolmen. I did not know what they did besides give out traffic tickets, and I feel that many others in society have the same basic knowledge I once had. Now that I have a close family member involved in the Ohio State Patrol, I have come to realize that they do some much more
recently Justin Ross was named Trooper of the Year and Heather Carr was named Dispatcher of the Year. Ross' selection came by way of a resounding vote from his peers, said Post Commander Lt. Stephanie Norman. And, although he's only been with the patrol for five years, she said, “When you say 'Justin Ross,' a lot of people know who he is. I haven't heard a bad thing said about him. “He has a great working relationship with all the departments. He's a very agreeable person, and he does everything
is injured in a drunk driving crash, costing the United States $199 billion a year (“Mothers Against Drunk Driving”). When a person is under the influence of alcohol, or any type of drug, there is potential for car accidents, traffic fatalities, and a lifetime of physical and/or mental disorders. In 2015, CBS News reported Ohio to have 585 episodes of drinking and driving per 1,000 people. In order to lessen the number of drunk drivers in Ohio, business establishments--or sources that sell alcohol--must
the Wooster Post of the State Highway Patrol. Miriam Hershberger, 8, and Emma Hershberger, 4, both were treated and release. Susan Hershberger, 5, was flown from the Lodi hospital to Akron Children's Hospital, where staff said she was “doing better” Thursday afternoon, said Norman,
Once the camera has read the license plates that are in the proximity of the patrol vehicle, it will then compared the license plate numbers to a database that contains the license plates numbers of vehicles that have been stolen; license plates numbers of vehicles that are associated with people who have active warrants; and license plates numbers of vehicles that are associated with people who have not paid traffic tickets among others (Lum et al., 2011, pg. 322). If the camera reads a license
the United States Navy. Its reputation for instilling high moral character was encouragement for me to develop into a more mature, responsible, and independent young citizen. There are certain qualities that an officer must possess such as: honor, courage, commitment, and attention to duty, responsiveness to orders, cooperation, loyalty, leadership, integrity, and discipline. Throughout my high school career, I showcased these qualities while an active member of The American Legion of Ohio Buckeye Boy’s
Moreover, Bill works for the state highway patrol (OSP). One evening he brought in colleagues to come in and speak about distracted driving and its dangers. They brought in a distracted driving simulator to demonstrate the effects of dangerous driving in real time. Additionally, 2 years ago Bill brought an OSP bomb robot to the Buckeye Regional in Cleveland, Ohio. This showed that what we do as FIRST students really applies to life after high school
Law Enforcement “The thin blue line” is a phrase that many people have heard of yet do not fully understand. It is a name that applies to law enforcement officers and their essential role in society. It shows support to the living law enforcement officers and commemorates the fallen ones. It is usually presented as any black shape or object with a blue line through the middle. The half above the blue line represents the general public and law abiding citizens, and the half below the blue line represents
Arizona. After returning from the war, Trias accommodated for 15 years as an officer with the Arizona Highway Patrol State Police, elevating to the rank of Lieutenant and district commander for five of Arizona's 14 counties. In 1946 he opened a minuscule karate dojo in Phoenix, with mostly members of the Highway Patrol as his first students. It was, in fact the first karate dojo opened in the United States. He charged nothing for the training until 1961, when he commenced asking $32 per year from his students
place regarding their weight. This made it easier for the plaintiffs to challenge these rules because they were written down and obvious that they were being enforced. However, in most jobs, this is not the case. There are no written rules that state employees must be a certain amount of weight. In a lot of these instances the employers are still not hiring obese women workers, and not because of safety reasons, like it could be argued in the airlines cases. They are not being hired because of
during them, members would disguise themselves in masks made from potato sacks and long robes. The Ku Klux Klan soon became a political successor to the pre-war slave patrols in controlling newly freed blacks. Mostly in the South, Klansmen’s goal was to drive black men out of politics, control black labor, and overturn the new Republican state governments. Throughout the Ku Klux Klan’s reign, they have murdered thousands of African Americans. The Ku Klux Klan was an American born racist terrorist organization
are wide and divergent opinions on the United States’ Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment. While proponents of capital punishment allege that it can be applied as with the existence of sufficient due process, others contend that human life is irreplaceable and that “every person has the right to have their life respected” (Oppenheim, “Capital Punishment in the United States”). While capital punishment has phased in and out of the United States’ criminal justice system in the past few decades
Apr. 2014. Thiessen, Marc A. Courting Disaster: How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the next Attack. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Pub., 2010. Print. United States. National Security Agency. 60 Years of Defending Our Nation. National Security Agency, 14 Dec. 2012. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. United States. U.S. Department of Justice. Office of Public Affairs. The NSA Program to Detect and Prevent Terrorist Atacks Myth v. Reality. U.S. Department of Justice, 27 Jan. 2006. Web. 22 Mar
Are Red Light Cameras the Answer? The automobile’s invention revolutionized the American transportation system. It allowed people to move themselves and cargo from city-to-city and state-to-state in a much faster and efficient manner. Its numbers increased as it gained popularity and became affordable. This led to the development of road networks both within and between cities. Problems arose in the areas where roads intersected each other; accidents occurred at these intersections due to the
In recent years, racial profiling by law enforcement has been a progressively divisive issue in the United States. Racial profiling by law enforcement refers to the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity as a fundamental reason to stop, search, interrogate and, or arrest an individual. Although, racial profiling is illegal and violates the constitution core declaration of equal protection of the law and freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures, police and law enforcement agents still use
Introduction Every new technological breakthrough our society takes on forces a change in the social norm. The groundbreaking Google Glass augmented reality (AR) technology could tremendously advance our society for the better; however, ethical concerns cause people to fear the new technology instead of embrace it. AR “refers to a wide spectrum of technologies that project computer generated materials, such as text, images, and video, onto users’ perceptions of the real world” (Yuen, Gallayanee,