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NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES | NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES

80 S Swan Street, Alfred E. Smith State Office Building, Albany, NY 12210

Eligibility
None.
Hours
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.
Application process
Call or visit website for more information.
Fees
No fee for service.
Service area
New York
  • 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.
Last assured
04/13/2026
Providing organization
NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services is a multi-function criminal justice support agency.