It's not a big stretch to introduce this 'gold standard' for all
ombudsmen everywhere.
--Many Canadian
ombudsmen do not bear the title, such as the Office of the Correctional Investigator, who nevertheless is a pristine example of a legislative ombudsman.
ecrc.navy.mil/index) and a toll free number (1-877-364-4302) and they are offer wonderful support to IA families and to
ombudsmen who are supporting them.
Work organizations are turning to
ombudsmen partly to inoculate themselves against the potential for huge payouts to plaintiff employees who file discrimination and harassment lawsuits.
Usually, local ombudsman programs are headed by a paid coordinator who in turn has trained volunteer
ombudsmen, who are assigned to facilities in the community.
In May, these residents were certified by the state to act as facility
ombudsmen, and it was time to let the rest of the Tel Hai community know that the service is available.
Hawaii's office was modeled on the earlier
ombudsmen. After visiting the Scandinavian, British, and New Zealand offices, Doi considered how his office's operations needed to be adapted to the American environment, specifically to Hawaii's political culture.
As Lucia Moses reports in this week's cover story, such big papers as the Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, and The Atlanta Journal- Constitution all have added
ombudsmen in the past year.
The objection comes from the Personal Investment Authority
Ombudsmen, Mr Anthony Holland and Mr Richard Prior.
But wait a minute, says Al Jacoby, the first ombudsman at the San Diego Union-Tribune and father of the Organization of News
Ombudsmen (ONO).
Cynthia explained that the ombudsman system is an independent office that exists in different agencies or institutions, adding that there can be multiple
ombudsmen.
The Office of the Ombudsman is composed of the ombudsman, the overall deputy ombudsman and four deputy
ombudsmen - one each for Luzon, the Visayas, Mindanao and the Military and Other Law Enforcement Offices (MOLEO).