The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NDPS) is a
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
al agency in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. The department is responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors.
The agency is headquartered at 555 Wright Way in
Carson City
Carson City is an Independent city (United States), independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 58,639, making it the List of cities in Nevada, sixth largest ...
.
Organization
The Director of the Nevada Department of Public Safety is appointed by the
Governor of Nevada
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. must be confirmed by the
Nevada Senate
The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada, the lower house being the Nevada Assembly. It currently (2012–2021) consists of 21 members from single-member districts. In the previ ...
The director is assisted in managing the Department by one deputy director and several division directors.
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is divided into eight Divisions and five Offices:
* Director
** Deputy Director
***
Nevada Capitol Police
Nevada Capitol Police is a division of the Nevada Department of Public Safety that is responsible for law enforcement in major state buildings within Nevada. It also provides security for the senior government officials.
The Nevada Capitol Polic ...
Division
*** Emergency Management Division
***
Nevada State Police
The Nevada State Police (NSP), formerly the Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) from roughly 1949 to 2021, is the state police and highway patrol agency of Nevada, with state-wide jurisdiction.
The Nevada State Police is a division of the Nevada Departm ...
*** Nevada Investigation Division
*** Nevada Parole and Probation
*** Records, Communications & Compliance
*** Nevada State Fire Marshal
*** Nevada Training Division
** Office of Criminal Justice Assistance
** Office of Professional Responsibility
** Office of Traffic Safety
** Office of Cyber Defense Coordination
** Office of Homeland Security
Investigation Division
The Nevada Investigation Division has dedicated resources to proactively enforce criminal violations throughout the State of Nevada, and focuses its efforts in several areas: major crime investigations, drug enforcement, pharmaceutical diversion, auto theft, and criminal intelligence analysis and homeland security as conducted by the Nevada Threat Analysis Center (NTAC). It carries out enforcement of controlled substance laws, provides investigative services to all criminal justice agencies, and supports law enforcement statewide through the collection and dissemination of criminal and threat information.
See also
*
List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sw ...
*
Denver S. Dickerson
References
External links
Department of Public Safety
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State law enforcement agencies of Nevada
Organizations based in Carson City, Nevada