New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

• Responsible for a multi-function criminal justice agency who provides resources and services to the criminal justice system:

• direct training to law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals
• oversees a law enforcement accreditation program
• ensures Breathalyzer and speed enforcement equipment used by local law enforcement operate correctly
• manages criminal justice grant funds
• analyzes statewide crime and program data
• provides research support
• oversees county probation departments and alternatives to incarceration programs
• coordinates juvenile justice policy.  

• Maintains criminal history records and fingerprint files and performs background checks for employment and licensure.
• Administers the state’s Sex Offender Registry; the Missing Persons Clearinghouse; the state's DNA Databank in cooperation with the New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center
• Provides staff support to independently appointed commissions and councils, including the New York State Commission on Forensic Science, which monitors and accredits the state’s forensic laboratories.