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Attorney General Mike DeWine
DeWine
Announces new Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today the
formation of an advisory group tasked with creating a model law
enforcement policy for the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
The Ohio Attorney General's Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
will be chaired by Cuyahoga Community College Police Chief Clayton
Harris.
Unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly referred to as drones, can be
used by law enforcement for a number of investigative purposes, such as
crime scene and traffic accident investigations, missing persons cases,
SWAT operations, and active shooter incidents.
"All of us must be mindful that the use of drones for law enforcement
purposes – however legitimate and justified – is still relatively
uncharted territory," said Attorney General DeWine. "Citizens may have
some understandable reservations about law enforcement's use of new
technology like this, and this group will examine those issues."
The Ohio Attorney General's Advisory Group on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
will issue recommendations on best practices and protocols that
agencies can consider when creating their own UAS policy. The group
will give particular consideration to privacy concerns that arise from
UAS use.
In addition to Chief Harris, the advisory group includes the following
members:
Dr. Kelly Cohen, University of Cincinnati Aerospace
J.Doug Daniels, Law Enforcement Training Officer, Ohio Peace Officer
Training Academy
Margot Kaminski, Assistant Professor of Law, The Ohio State University
James Lawson, Director of Operations, Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Center/Ohio Department of Transportation
Dave Neff, Airport Traffic Controller, John Glenn Columbus
International Airport
Sgt. James Sanford, Medina County Sheriff's Office
Dr. Andrew Shepherd, UAS Program Director, Sinclair Community College
Daniel Stamm, Counter-UAS Program Manager, Battelle
John Welsh, Aviation Safety Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration
Members of the advisory group will also serve as subject matter experts
to advise the Attorney General's Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in
developing three new advanced training courses that will focus on
investigating UAS complaints, the practical application of utilizing
UASs, and implementing UAS programs.
The first meeting of the Ohio Attorney General's Advisory Group on
Unmanned Aircraft Systems will take place on November 21, 2016, at
10:00 a.m. at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London, Ohio.
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