Tougher standards expected at Ohio’s police-training academies

Ohio hopes to produce better-qualified police officers more sensitive to the diversity of the communities they serve. And, veterans and rookies alike will receive more and improved training on the use of force – including when to shoot or not shoot – amid controversial instances of black suspects being fatally shot by white police officers. Attorney General Mike DeWine announced this morning that police recruits must complete a minimum of 653 hours of basic training beginning next ye