The Crime Records Division (CRD) acts as the Texas State Control Terminal for eight state and national criminal justice programs and is responsible for the administration of these programs, providing critical operational data to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in Texas and nationwide. CRD is comprised of the Crime Records Services, the Criminal Justice Information Service (CJIS) Security Office, and the Texas Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) program. CRD supports law enforcement agencies and the people of Texas by providing accurate, timely and responsive information to include biometric identification, access to criminal justice information, as well as technical assistance for CRD programs. The Division’s mission is defined by its commitment to public safety and service.
DPS has the responsibility to provide local and state law enforcement and criminal justice agencies around the clock access to several different mission-critical law enforcement and criminal justice information systems. The Crime Records Services is comprised of various programs that collect information submitted by local criminal justice agencies throughout the state. Submitted information is compiled into statewide databases or systems and forwarded to national criminal justice databases at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). DPS also serves as the clearinghouse for all non-criminal justice (applicant) fingerprints.
The CJIS Technical Security Office is comprised of a team of experienced and professional auditors that are responsible for auditing local agencies to ensure ongoing compliance with all technical aspects of the FBI CJIS Division's policies and regulations as contained in the FBI CJIS Security Policy.
The Texas LESO Program assists law enforcement agencies (LEAs) with applying for and receiving excess U.S. Department of Defense property to aid in counterdrug/counterterrorism and their daily law enforcement missions at no cost to the LEAs. Through the program, LEAs have acquired vehicles, weapons, computer equipment, fingerprint devices, night vision and other optics, radios and televisions, first aid equipment, tents and sleeping bags, photographic equipment and much more. Over 13,000 qualifying LEAs have participated in taking advantage of this unique program.
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