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Division of Criminal Justice Services
Address: 80 South Swan St., Albany, New York 12210
Phone: 800-262-3257, 518-457-5837
About
Mission
The Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) enhances public safety by providing resources and services that inform decision making and improve the quality of the criminal justice system.
The agency provides 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; and coordinates juvenile justice policy.
DCJS maintains criminal history records and fingerprint files and performs background checks for employment and licensure. The agency also 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; and 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.
Commissioner Rossana Rosado
Rossana Rosado is the 13th individual – the first Latina, second person of color and only the third woman – to lead the Division of Criminal Justice Services. Prior to joining the agency in November 2021, she served as New York’s Secretary of State for nearly six years. Commissioner Rosado’s state service follows a 30-year career as a media executive and award-winning producer, which included serving as the first female Editor and Publisher of El Diario La Prensa, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the country.
Project Sunlight
Project Sunlight is an online database that allows the public to access information about interactions between the state’s decision and policy makers, including employees who work for the Division of Criminal Justice Services, and individuals who work for, or represent, external entities.
Information taken from the website: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov
Photo taken from the site: www.ny.gov/agencies