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It's my pleasure to welcome you to the Arizona Department of Public Safety website.
The DPS is a multifaceted state law enforcement organization with primary responsibilities in traffic law enforcement, criminal investigations, scientific analysis and training.
As you investigate the various links, you will be guided on a virtual tour of the department and the many components which make up a modern and innovative law enforcement organization.
We have also provided various links to DPS services which will facilitate doing business with the department if you want to obtain a permit for carrying a concealed weapon in Arizona, apply for a private investigator or security guard license, or need a collision investigation report.
Please explore our home page to learn more about the DPS. You will learn how we serve the citizens of Arizona and embody our motto of "Courteous Vigilance".
Overview
The Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Roger Vanderpool, establishes the Department’s goals, policies, procedures, and organizational structure. He directs and controls the activities of the Department and is responsible for accomplishing its mission. The
director is assisted by deputy director, David A. Felix.
The Director’s Office oversees the objectives of the executive officer, government liaison, community outreach & education, comptroller and professional standards. The Governor ’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training board (AZ POST), the Law Enforcement Merit System Council (LEMSC) and the Public Safety Communications Advisory Commission (PSCC) are administratively supported by the Director’s Office.
Executive Officer
Manages the personnel and functions of the director’s staff, provides staff support to the director and is the agency ombudsman.
Oversees and supervises the EEO/AA and the Inspections and Control Units.
Inspections and Control
Performs section and district inspections to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)
Administers the Department’s EEO/AA Programs.
Ensures compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action guidelines.
Conducts preliminary inquiries into EEO complaints.
Assists with the preparation of written responses to charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Government Liaison
Monitors proposed legislation pertaining to the criminal justice system.
Oversees and supervises security for the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives.
Ensures cooperative relations between the Department and local, county, state and federal criminal justice agencies.
Community Outreach and Education Program (CORE)
Serves as the Department's primary media liaison and central source of information.
Professional Standards
Conducts internal investigations to insure the integrity and professionalism of the Department.
Comptroller
Acts as the Department’s chief financial officer.
Serves as liaison to the Governor’s Office and Arizona Legislature on financial matters.
Governors Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
Administers federal highway safety funds on behalf of the governor.
Serves as the governor’s highway safety representative and spokesperson on highway safety-related issues, including liaison with the legislature.
Receives proposals, evaluates and awards federal highway safety grants to local jurisdictions and state agencies as designated in the annual Highway Safety Plan. Awards are based on problem-identification and performance-based goals and objectives.
Provides assistance in the form of seed monies to local governments in the development and operation of community highway safety programs.
Executes highway safety contracts on behalf of the governor with the federal government, state agencies and political subdivisions of the state.
Law Enforcement Merit System Council (LEMSC)
Consists of three members appointed by the governor who each serve six-year terms. Members are chosen on the basis of experience in and sympathy with merit principles of public employment. Members shall not have held elective public office within one year before appointment and shall not hold any other political office while serving on the LEMSC.
The LEMSC shall adopt rules it deems necessary for establishing:
(a) A classification and compensation plan for all covered positions in the Department and establishing standards and qualifications for all classified positions;
(b) A plan for fair and impartial selection, appointment, probation, promotion, retention and separation or removal from service by resignation, retirement, reduction in force or dismissal of all classified employees;
(c) A performance appraisal system for evaluating the work performance of DPS employees;
(d) Procedures for the conduct of hearings of employee grievances brought before the LEMSC relating to classification, compensation and the employee appraisal system;
(e) Procedures for the conduct of hearings on appeals from an order of the director of DPS in connection with suspension, demotion, reduction in pay, loss of accrued leave, or dismissal of a classified employee.
Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZ POST)
Establishes rules and regulations governing the conduct of all business coming before the board.
Prescribes minimum qualifications for officers appointed to enforce the laws of the state.
Recommends curricula for advanced courses and seminars for law enforcement training in universities, colleges and junior colleges in conjunction with the governing body of the educational institutions.
Determines whether political subdivisions of the state are adhering to the standards for recruitment and training.
Approves a state correctional officer training curriculum and establishes minimum standards for correctional officers.
Approves allocations from the Peace Officers Training Fund to provide law enforcement training, and to provide grants to cities, towns, and counties for law enforcement training.
Provides training and related services to assist state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies to better serve the public.
Public Safety Communications Advisory Commission (PSCC)
Promote real-time, interoperable communications between local, county, state, tribal, and federal public safety entities in the state of Arizona to effectively protect lives and property.
Promote the development and adoption of user based, standards-based systems.
Capitalize on opportunities to share resources and leverage existing infrastructure.
The PSCC staff will foster, recommend and develop technical standards; oversee conceptual and detailed design efforts; and pursue funding to build out and maintain a statewide system for use by all local, state, tribal and federal public safety entities in Arizona.
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