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The CJRC presents the 2018 Institute for Excellence in Justice featuring Thomas Stickrath, Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Ohio Attorney General’s Office - “Challenges & Opportunities in Criminal Justice: A Practitioner’s View”

Strickrath Thomas
February 22, 2018
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Townshend Hall 248, 1885 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210

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Add to Calendar 2018-02-22 09:30:00 2018-02-22 11:00:00 The CJRC presents the 2018 Institute for Excellence in Justice featuring Thomas Stickrath, Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Ohio Attorney General’s Office - “Challenges & Opportunities in Criminal Justice: A Practitioner’s View” “Challenges & Opportunities in Criminal Justice: A Practitioner’s View”Tom Stickrath Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Attorney General’s Office will offer insights into the challenges and opportunities in Criminal Justice based on the unique opportunity he has had to serve under five governors and one attorney general. He will share his perspective from having managed adult prisons, juvenile corrections, public safety, major investigations, and crime laboratories. He will also discuss his history of partnering with researchers and academia to help strengthen Ohio’s Criminal Justice System.Mr. Thomas Stickrath brings more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.  Mr. Stickrath began his career in 1978 with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC). He subsequently served as Warden at the Orient Correctional Institution and Regional Director of the DRC, before being named Assistant Director in 1991.  In 2005, Governor Bob Taft appointed him the Director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS). Under his leadership, the department achieved national accreditation for all of its programs, earning DYS the American Correctional Association’s distinguished Eagle Award. In May of 2010, Governor Ted Strickland appointed Mr. Stickrath Director of the Department of Public Safety, where he oversaw the State Highway Patrol, Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Homeland Security. In January 2011, Attorney General Mike DeWine tapped Stickrath to serve as Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, overseeing the state crime lab and a team of law enforcement professionals. Stickrath also Chairs Ohio’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. He has served extensively as a consultant on criminal justice issues to various organizations and state governments. Mr. Stickrath received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and in 2011 received the University’s “Distinguished Service Award”. Townshend Hall 248, 1885 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Criminal Justice Research Center cjrc@osu.edu America/New_York public

“Challenges & Opportunities in Criminal Justice: A Practitioner’s View”

Tom Stickrath Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Attorney General’s Office will offer insights into the challenges and opportunities in Criminal Justice based on the unique opportunity he has had to serve under five governors and one attorney general. He will share his perspective from having managed adult prisons, juvenile corrections, public safety, major investigations, and crime laboratories. He will also discuss his history of partnering with researchers and academia to help strengthen Ohio’s Criminal Justice System.

Mr. Thomas Stickrath brings more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.  Mr. Stickrath began his career in 1978 with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC). He subsequently served as Warden at the Orient Correctional Institution and Regional Director of the DRC, before being named Assistant Director in 1991.  In 2005, Governor Bob Taft appointed him the Director of the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS). Under his leadership, the department achieved national accreditation for all of its programs, earning DYS the American Correctional Association’s distinguished Eagle Award. In May of 2010, Governor Ted Strickland appointed Mr. Stickrath Director of the Department of Public Safety, where he oversaw the State Highway Patrol, Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Homeland Security. In January 2011, Attorney General Mike DeWine tapped Stickrath to serve as Superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, overseeing the state crime lab and a team of law enforcement professionals. Stickrath also Chairs Ohio’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. He has served extensively as a consultant on criminal justice issues to various organizations and state governments. Mr. Stickrath received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University and his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and in 2011 received the University’s “Distinguished Service Award”.