diff --git a/cpp/src/strings/copying/copying.cu b/cpp/src/strings/copying/copying.cu
index 4f37d3864ac..013028d6df3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/strings/copying/copying.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/strings/copying/copying.cu
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 
 #include <cudf/column/column_factories.hpp>
 #include <cudf/detail/copy.hpp>
-#include <cudf/detail/get_value.cuh>
 #include <cudf/detail/null_mask.hpp>
+#include <cudf/detail/offsets_iterator_factory.cuh>
 #include <cudf/strings/detail/copying.hpp>
+#include <cudf/strings/detail/utilities.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/strings_column_view.hpp>
 
 #include <rmm/cuda_stream_view.hpp>
@@ -33,47 +34,49 @@ namespace cudf {
 namespace strings {
 namespace detail {
 
-std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> copy_slice(strings_column_view const& strings,
+std::unique_ptr<cudf::column> copy_slice(strings_column_view const& input,
                                          size_type start,
                                          size_type end,
                                          rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                          rmm::mr::device_memory_resource* mr)
 {
-  if (strings.is_empty()) return make_empty_column(type_id::STRING);
-  if (end < 0 || end > strings.size()) end = strings.size();
+  if (input.is_empty()) { return make_empty_column(type_id::STRING); }
   CUDF_EXPECTS(((start >= 0) && (start < end)), "Invalid start parameter value.");
   auto const strings_count  = end - start;
-  auto const offsets_offset = start + strings.offset();
+  auto const offsets_offset = start + input.offset();
 
   // slice the offsets child column
   auto offsets_column = std::make_unique<cudf::column>(
     cudf::detail::slice(
-      strings.offsets(), {offsets_offset, offsets_offset + strings_count + 1}, stream)
+      input.offsets(), {offsets_offset, offsets_offset + strings_count + 1}, stream)
       .front(),
     stream,
     mr);
   auto const chars_offset =
-    offsets_offset == 0 ? 0 : cudf::detail::get_value<int32_t>(offsets_column->view(), 0, stream);
+    offsets_offset == 0 ? 0L : get_offset_value(offsets_column->view(), 0, stream);
   if (chars_offset > 0) {
     // adjust the individual offset values only if needed
-    auto d_offsets = offsets_column->mutable_view();
+    auto d_offsets =
+      cudf::detail::offsetalator_factory::make_output_iterator(offsets_column->mutable_view());
+    auto input_offsets =
+      cudf::detail::offsetalator_factory::make_input_iterator(input.offsets(), offsets_offset);
     thrust::transform(rmm::exec_policy(stream),
-                      d_offsets.begin<int32_t>(),
-                      d_offsets.end<int32_t>(),
-                      d_offsets.begin<int32_t>(),
-                      cuda::proclaim_return_type<int32_t>(
+                      input_offsets,
+                      input_offsets + offsets_column->size(),
+                      d_offsets,
+                      cuda::proclaim_return_type<int64_t>(
                         [chars_offset] __device__(auto offset) { return offset - chars_offset; }));
   }
 
   // slice the chars child column
-  auto const data_size = static_cast<std::size_t>(
-    cudf::detail::get_value<int32_t>(offsets_column->view(), strings_count, stream));
+  auto const data_size =
+    static_cast<std::size_t>(get_offset_value(offsets_column->view(), strings_count, stream));
   auto chars_buffer =
-    rmm::device_buffer{strings.chars_begin(stream) + chars_offset, data_size, stream, mr};
+    rmm::device_buffer{input.chars_begin(stream) + chars_offset, data_size, stream, mr};
 
   // slice the null mask
   auto null_mask = cudf::detail::copy_bitmask(
-    strings.null_mask(), offsets_offset, offsets_offset + strings_count, stream, mr);
+    input.null_mask(), offsets_offset, offsets_offset + strings_count, stream, mr);
 
   auto null_count = cudf::detail::null_count(
     static_cast<bitmask_type const*>(null_mask.data()), 0, strings_count, stream);