Criminal Justice Services, Division of

Agency Web Site: http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/

Mission

The mission of the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is to enhance public safety by providing resources and services that inform decision-making and improve the quality of the criminal justice system.

DCJS is a multi-function criminal justice agency with extensive responsibilities including collection and analysis of statewide crime data; acting as the State's repository of criminal history records; administration of Federal and State funds that support local criminal justice programs; and administration of the State's Sex Offender Registry and DNA Databank. DCJS also measures progress towards the goal of crime reduction, and tracks the effectiveness of both agency and system-wide criminal justice strategies designed to enhance public safety.

Organization and Staffing

The Division of Criminal Justice Services is located in Albany and is headed by a Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation.

A multi-function support agency, DCJS has 12 offices:

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Administration
Criminal Justice Records
Forensic Services
Internal Audit and Compliance
Justice Research and Performance
Youth Justice
Legal Services
Probation and Correctional Alternatives
Program Development and Funding
Public Safety
Sex Offender Management
State Identification Bureau

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The Agency's responsibilities include law enforcement training, collection and analysis of statewide crime data, maintenance of criminal history information and fingerprint files, administrative oversight of the state's DNA Databank, funding and oversight of probation and community correction programs, administration of Federal and State criminal justice funds, support of criminal justice-related agencies across the State, and administration of the State's Sex Offender Registry. DCJS also measures the performance of its criminal justice initiatives to ensure that the investments in programs are both cost-efficient and effective in meeting their goals.

Major Programs

Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies

DCJS has made significant strides toward integrating the use of evidence-based practices that have been proven and can be empirically monitored for their effectiveness. As part of that work, the agency now provides comprehensive technical assistance and training to criminal justice partners. This evolution of the way DCJS does business is designed to allow the agency to help ensure that proven practices are implemented as intended by criminal justice partners monitor the effectiveness of key initiatives and programs.

DCJS provides direct training to law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals, oversees a law enforcement accreditation program, ensures breathalyzer and speed enforcement equipment 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.

Budget Highlights

The FY 2026 Executive Budget recommends $947.4 million (All Funds) for the Division of Criminal Justice Services ($124.4 million in State Operations, $727.9 million in Local Assistance, and $95 million in Capital Funds). This includes additional funding to support new staffing, an increase to rape crisis centers, expanding the Statewide Targeted Reductions in Intimate Partner Violence (STRIVE) program to include non-domestic sexual assaults and rapes, establishing a Crime Analysis and Joint Special Operations Command Headquarters, support safe and vibrant communities, and improving safety on the subways by providing for reimbursement of NYPD overtime costs to enhance the patrol of platforms and trains.

The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 627 FTEs, an increase of 50 FTEs compared to the FY 2025 Budget.

ALL FUNDS
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Category	Available FY 2025	Appropriations Recommended FY 2026	Change From FY 2025	Reappropriations Recommended FY 2026
State Operations	93,405,000	124,397,000	30,992,000	124,514,000
Aid To Localities	642,206,000	727,950,000	85,744,000	1,083,146,077
Capital Projects	85,000,000	95,000,000	10,000,000	277,790,000
Total	820,611,000	947,347,000	126,736,000	1,485,450,077

ALL FUND TYPES
PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT BY PROGRAM
FILLED ANNUAL SALARIED POSITIONS
Program	FY 2025 Estimated FTEs 03/31/25	FY 2026 Estimated FTEs 03/31/26	FTE Change
Administration
General Fund	74	80	6
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies
General Fund	481	525	44
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	20	20	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	2	2	0
Total	577	627	50

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2025	Recommended FY 2026	Change
General Fund	46,752,000	59,181,000	12,429,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	21,796,000	21,796,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	24,857,000	43,420,000	18,563,000
Total	93,405,000	124,397,000	30,992,000

STATE OPERATIONS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2025	Recommended FY 2026	Change
Administration
General Fund	12,581,000	13,981,000	1,400,000
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies
General Fund	34,171,000	45,200,000	11,029,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	21,796,000	21,796,000	0
Special Revenue Funds - Other	24,857,000	43,420,000	18,563,000
Total	93,405,000	124,397,000	30,992,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service Regular (Annual Salaried)
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
Administration	10,773,000	1,400,000	10,769,000	1,400,000
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	35,808,000	10,029,000	35,724,000	10,029,000
Total	46,581,000	11,429,000	46,493,000	11,429,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF PERSONAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Temporary Service (Nonannual Salaried)		Holiday/Overtime Pay
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
Administration	0	0	4,000	0
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	15,000	0	69,000	0
Total	15,000	0	73,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Supplies and Materials
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
Administration	3,208,000	0	500,000	0
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	9,392,000	1,000,000	740,000	0
Total	12,600,000	1,000,000	1,240,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Travel		Contractual Services
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
Administration	77,000	0	2,000,000	0
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	500,000	0	7,848,000	1,000,000
Total	577,000	0	9,848,000	1,000,000

STATE OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF NONPERSONAL SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE UNDISTRIBUTED
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Equipment
Program	Amount	Change
Administration	631,000	0
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	304,000	0
Total	935,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED
(dollars)
Program	Total		Personal Service
Program	Amount	Change	Amount	Change
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	65,216,000	18,563,000	9,451,000	0
Total	65,216,000	18,563,000	9,451,000	0

STATE OPERATIONS - OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CHANGES
FY 2026 RECOMMENDED CONTINUED
(dollars)
Program	Nonpersonal Service
Program	Amount	Change
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies	55,765,000	18,563,000
Total	55,765,000	18,563,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FUND TYPE
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Fund Type	Available FY 2025	Recommended FY 2026	Change
General Fund	575,310,000	648,054,000	72,744,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	30,800,000	42,800,000	12,000,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	36,096,000	37,096,000	1,000,000
Total	642,206,000	727,950,000	85,744,000

AID TO LOCALITIES
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Program	Available FY 2025	Recommended FY 2026	Change
Crime Prevention and Reduction Strategies
General Fund	575,310,000	648,054,000	72,744,000
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	30,800,000	42,800,000	12,000,000
Special Revenue Funds - Other	36,096,000	37,096,000	1,000,000
Total	642,206,000	727,950,000	85,744,000

CAPITAL PROJECTS
ALL FUNDS FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS BY PROGRAM
APPROPRIATIONS
(dollars)
Comprehensive Construction Program	Available FY 2025	Recommended FY 2026	Change	Reappropriations FY 2026
Safety and Security Projects for at Risk Facilities
Capital Projects Fund	0	60,000,000	60,000,000	105,870,000
Capital Projects Fund - Authority Bonds	85,000,000	35,000,000	(50,000,000)	171,920,000
Total	85,000,000	95,000,000	10,000,000	277,790,000

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2025

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