The agencies in the Public Safety Secretariat work together to make Virginia a safer place to live, work, and raise a family. Public safety agencies in Virginia provide police protection to the public by investigating crimes, patrolling highways, and funding local police departments. Agencies in this secretariat imprison adult felons and supervise offenders on probation or parole. They also treat, educate and supervise troubled youth. Other functions include overseeing the National Guard, regulating and selling alcoholic beverages, training Commonwealth's attorneys, funding and training first responders, conducting forensic analysis, providing services to veterans, regulating the fire code, and responding to disasters.
Highlights of Key Objectives
- Achieve a greater level of response capability to emergencies and disasters.
- Accurately identify fire trends and make high-quality training programs available.
- Decrease the number of repeat juvenile offenders.
- Increase offender educational and workforce preparedness gains.
- Improve response time to citizen calls for service.
- Provide quality analyses of criminal and controlled substance evidence in a timely and accurate manner.
- Ensure appropriate secure confinement and supervision for offenders.
- Promote successful offender re-entry and compliance.
- Reduce recidivism among Therapeutic Community Treatment participants.
- Maintain the highest practical facility census to serve the greatest number of veterans.
- Increase the approval rate on veterans' claims for disability benefits.
- Increase compliance with underage alcohol and tobacco laws.
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