New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

About New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is a state government agency based in Albany, operating from the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building. Established in 1972 through the merger of earlier state units, it acts as a multi-function support body for the state's justice system and works with police, sheriffs, prosecutors, probation departments and community groups. It is headed by a Commissioner appointed by the Governor and subject to Senate confirmation.

Its responsibilities span criminal history records and fingerprint files, background checks, the DNA databank, the sex offender registry and the missing persons clearinghouse, the last three administered in cooperation with the State Police. The agency also compiles statewide crime data, trains law enforcement personnel, runs a police accreditation program, maintains breathalyzer and speed enforcement equipment, distributes criminal justice grants and oversees county probation departments and alternatives-to-incarceration programs. Figures for budget and staffing differ across published sources. Its contact listings identify Albany as its address, and no other New York State office locations appear in the sources reviewed.

Practice areas

Areas of work that New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.

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