| Hawaii Department of Public Safety | |
| Abbreviation | HDPS |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,263 (as of 2006) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Hawaii, USA |
| Size | 10,931 square miles |
| Population | 1,283,388 (2007 est.)[1] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Deputy Sheriffs Narcotics Enforcement Agents |
244 |
| Agency executive | Clayton A. Frank, Director |
| Facilities | |
| Prisons | 4 |
| Jails | 4 |
| Website | |
| http://hawaii.gov/psd | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Hawaii Department of Public Safety is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Hawaii, and the governing body of the State of Hawaii Sheriff's Office, which acts as the state-wide law enforcement agency for Hawaii, and has jurisdiction throughout the State of Hawaii. It has its headquarters in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu.[2]
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Divisions
Administration
The Administration Division provides support services that enable corrections and law enforcement staff to fulfill their responsibilities. Some of these services include training and staff development, fiscal and personnel management, management of the operating budget and capital improvements program budget, procurement, management information systems and research. [3]
Corrections
Prisons
The Corrections Division oversees four prisons. Three of the prisons are located on the island of Oahu and one on the island of Hawaii. [4] The Mainland Section contracts with three facilities, one in Kentucky and two in Arizona, to house prisoners sentenced in Hawaii. [5]
Jails
Hawaii is one of only six states in the country that operates its jails at the State level. Traditionally, jails are the responsibility of county government. The Hawaii Department of Public Safety is responsible for four jails: one on each of the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai. [4]
Law Enforcement
Narcotics Enforcement Division
The Narcotics Enforcement Division (NED) enforces laws relating to controlled substances and regulated chemicals. The NED is responsible for the registration and control of the manufacture, distribution, prescription, and dispensing of controlled substances and precursor or essential chemicals within Hawaii. [6]
Sheriff Division
The Sheriff Division performs law enforcement duties statewide. The Hawaii Sheriff Division has a number of duties; transportation of detainees, service of arrest warrants, writs and other court orders, police duties at airports (Honolulu International Airport) and harbors (along with the Hawaii State Harbor Police) within Hawaii, police duties at the Hawaii State Capitol and other state buildings (Maui Memorial Hospital, Hawaii State Hospital, Waimano Training School and Hospital, and Fort Ruger at the Department of Defense), and executive protection for the governor and lieutenant governor of Hawaii and foreign dignitaries.[7] As Hawaii is the only state without a state police or highway patrol service, the Sheriff Division is responsible for the functions traditionally performed by these services in other states.
K9 Services Division provides specialized canine responsible for detecting narcotics and explosives in agencies within the Judiciary, the department's correctional facilities, and other state and county agencies that request those services.
In 2007, the Sheriff Division was the first in the state to be certified with a Department of Homeland Security type III SWAT Team.
A Sheriff's Chaplain Corps began with one chaplain in 2004. Chaplains volunteer their time to assist in times of need. In 2009, 3 uniformed chaplains serve all sections and units within the Sheriff Division.
Deputy sheriffs serve various types of arrest warrants and other documents, and execute writs of possession. However, the majority of the subpoenas served in Hawaii are served by contracted civil process servers. They also conduct criminal and civil investigations on cases that occur within the jurisdiction of State entities. They also conduct records verification and background checks.
Sheriff's Office facilities:
- Headquarters - Pier 20 - Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
- Honolulu International Airport Unit
- Circuit Court
- State Capitol
- Hawaii County Section
- Kauai County Section
- Maui County Section
Correctional facilities
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Hawaii Department of Public Safety, only one officer has died in the line of duty.[8]
See also
- Hawaii Five-O
- Honolulu Police Department
- List of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii
- Department of Public Safety
- State police
- State patrol
- Highway patrol
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of U.S. state prisons
- Prison
References
- ^ http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html 2007 Population Estimates
- ^ Home page. Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ Hawaii Department of Public Safety Administration page
- ^ a b Hawaii Department of Public Safety Corrections page
- ^ Hawaii Department of Public Safety 2007 Annual Report
- ^ Hawaii Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement page
- ^ Hawaii Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement page
- ^ http://www.odmp.org/officer/18700-deputy-sheriff-daniel-browne-sanchez
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