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department Of Public Safety

Agency Purpose

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Regulation and ProtectionDepartment of Public Safety

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To protect and improve the quality of life for all by providing enforcement, regulatory, and scientific services through prevention, education, and innovative use of technology.

In striving to accomplish our mission, we embody our core values with great P.R.I.D.E.

  • PROFESSIONALISM through an elite and diverse team of trained men and women.
  • RESPECT for ourselves and others through our words and actions.
  • INTEGRITY through adherence to standards and values that foster public trust.
  • DEdiCATION to service.
  • EQUALITY through fair and unprejudiced application of the law.

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Regulation and ProtectionDepartment of Public Safety

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RECENT HIGHLIGHTs

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Regulation and ProtectionDepartment of Public Safety

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SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

The Department of Public Safety’s new and improved Sex Offender Registry System provides better monitoring of the State’s sex offender population and allows residents to track registered sex offenders in their area. The web-based management tool improved collectionof data required by the National Sex Offender Registry and makes it available to all state agencies responsible for the registration of sex offenders. By using this application to track sex offenders, there will be little to no delay in new or updated information for both public and law enforcement access. Additionally, the new registry allows for public access to the system. Users will be able to log on to a community web portal to search for specific offenders, register to be notified by e-mail when an offender moves into their area, and use a mapping tool to view offenders residing within a specified radius of a given address.

NEW TROOPER CLASS

On April 15, 2009, a class of 61 recruits graduated to the rank of State Trooper Trainee and were subsequently assigned to eleven barracks throughout the State.

FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY

In 2009, the Division of Scientific Services, a full service forensic laboratory accredited through the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors, Laboratory Accreditation Board, processed 7,572 requests for examinations and laboratory analysis from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. It is anticipated that the Phase III forensic addition will open in the beginning months of 2010, and the Toxicology and Controlled Substance section will move from Hartford to Meriden.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS (ENS)

After the passing of legislation releasing the 911 data base for the use of ENS, the Office of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications (OSET) embarked on the implementation of a statewide ENS. The statewide ENS will be provided to all of the 107 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP’s) as well as some critical state agencies and universities. This DPS/OSET project was implemented with the support and assistance of the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) and the Department of Information Technology (DOIT). The system was set in place in the state EmergencyOperationsCenter by late August to be prepared for hurricane season. Training and further implementation of the ENS is ongoing through the next six to nine months.

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