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Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Office of Justice Programs Overview. Presented by: Kate Weeks, Executive Director. Public Safety Mission A Safer Minnesota. To protect citizens and communities. Prevent, prepare, respond, recover, educate , and enforce.

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Minnesota Department of Public Safety

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  1. Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs Overview Presented by: Kate Weeks, Executive Director

  2. Public Safety MissionA Safer Minnesota • To protect citizens and communities • Prevent, prepare, respond, recover, educate, and enforce • Focus on saving lives, providing efficient and effective services • Maintain public trust and develop strong partnerships

  3. Department of Public Safety 1905 The position of State Fire Marshal is created Fire Marshal Department is created The BCA is created Minnesota Highway Patrol is created. The first force consists of nine men Patrol is authorized to enforce speed limits on trunk highways BCA lab becomes operational Minnesota creates its Department of Civil Defense Highway Patrol purchases two fixed-wing aircraft The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is created under the Federal Highway Act 1969 The Department of Public Safety is created The Driver’s License Division of the Highway Department joins DPS Highway Patrol is reorganized; official name changed to “Minnesota State Patrol.” The Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety (MNOPS) is created BCA establishes one of the first DNA laboratories in the nation First drug detection dog begins work for the State Patrol The Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED) is created The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is created Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is created 2004 OTS and the Minnesota Departments of Transportation and Health establish the Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Program

  4. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety

  5. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety Mission To provide leadership and resources to reduce crime in Minnesota, improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, and assist crime victims.

  6. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety OJP Services • Crime Victim Reparations • Crime Victim Justice Unit • Statistical Analysis Center • Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee • Violent Crime Coordinating Council

  7. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety • OJP Services • Grants Management Unit • Crime Victims Services Grants • Abused Children • Battered Women/Domestic Violence • Domestic Violence Shelter Programs • Sexual Assault • General Crime • Justice and Community Grants • Reduce crime • Delinquency • Drug abuse • Youth intervention/ violence prevention

  8. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety • OJP Partnerships • Statewide Coalitions • Nonprofit programs • Tribal Nations • Local Governments, State Agencies and Councils, FederalAgencies • Criminal Justice Partners

  9. Office of Justice Programs Minnesota Department of Public Safety • The OJP budget for 2019 is approximately $153.2 million • 26% General Fund appropriation ($39.9 million) • 72% federal funds • 2% special revenue

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