Use of Force Policies in Ohio Cities
Advisor(s)
Dr. Swanson
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
Start Date
11-4-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2025 12:50 PM
Abstract
This project was composed to look at the use of force policies in the major cities of Ohio. Only two cities were looked at in this project, Cincinnati and Cleveland. This project wanted to figure out if the two cities had any differences in their use of force policies and if they did how the difference affected the crime in that particular city. This project is important because it gives people a basic idea of what use of force policies are in Ohio, it is important for not just police officers to know these but also citizens of Ohio. People need to understand what an officer can and cannot do to citizens when they are stopped by them. For this project I interviewed the administrator of the civil review board for the city of Cleveland and two members of the Communication Action Agency (CAA) located in Cincinnati. I asked a total of thirteen questions to each of the people I interviewed. The questions ranged from basic questions like “what made you get into the profession” and “how long have you been in the profession” etc. To questions like “Do you have a use of force policy” and “what are the consequences for violating the use of force policy” etc. The questions I asked were a wide range of questions that helped me better understand the person I was interviewing and better understand the Cincinnati and Cleveland police use of force policies. The answers that each of them gave were overall good, there were some similarities and differences between the two departments that helped me better understand the polices in their respects city.
Recommended Citation
Ferroggiaro, Liam Gunner, "Use of Force Policies in Ohio Cities" (2025). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 69.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2025/Posters/69
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Use of Force Policies in Ohio Cities
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
This project was composed to look at the use of force policies in the major cities of Ohio. Only two cities were looked at in this project, Cincinnati and Cleveland. This project wanted to figure out if the two cities had any differences in their use of force policies and if they did how the difference affected the crime in that particular city. This project is important because it gives people a basic idea of what use of force policies are in Ohio, it is important for not just police officers to know these but also citizens of Ohio. People need to understand what an officer can and cannot do to citizens when they are stopped by them. For this project I interviewed the administrator of the civil review board for the city of Cleveland and two members of the Communication Action Agency (CAA) located in Cincinnati. I asked a total of thirteen questions to each of the people I interviewed. The questions ranged from basic questions like “what made you get into the profession” and “how long have you been in the profession” etc. To questions like “Do you have a use of force policy” and “what are the consequences for violating the use of force policy” etc. The questions I asked were a wide range of questions that helped me better understand the person I was interviewing and better understand the Cincinnati and Cleveland police use of force policies. The answers that each of them gave were overall good, there were some similarities and differences between the two departments that helped me better understand the polices in their respects city.