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CITY
OF AKRON,
OH K-9 DRUG DETECTION 1. Briefly describe the structure of your program. The Akron Police Drug Dog "Holmes", and his handler run random searches at the city’s middle and high schools. The officers and a representative from the schools conduct a search of lockers and school grounds before or after students are at school. 2. When was the program created and why? In August of 1994, we started the sweeps using the drug dogs to check for drugs.. The goal is to provide a safe environment conducive to learning. 3. How do you measure the program’s effectiveness? By comparing the number of reports of drug related incidents and disciplines at the schools. 4. How is the program financed? The Akron Police Department’s budget. 5. How is the community involved, if at all? How has the community responded to the program? There were some initial questions and comparisons of the use of dogs during the civil rights movement. When people realized that this dog was not going to be used as an attack dog, and when they were made aware of its effectiveness, the program gained support. 6. Contact person: Det. Dave Ferrell, Akron Police Dept., Narcotics Unit, 217 S. High St., Akron, OH 44308, (330)375-3602, FAX (330) 375-2083 Kevin Shirey, Akron Board of Education, 70 N. Broadway, Akron, OH 44308, (330)761-2819, FAX(330) 761-3224.
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The United States Conference of MayorsJ. Thomas Cochran, Executive Director
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