Performance Details

Department of Public Safety - Alaska Police Standards Council

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Mission

To produce and maintain highly trained and positively motivated professional officers, capable of meeting contemporary law enforcement standards of performance.

Core Services

• Provide academy, in-service, and advanced training for police, corrections, probation, parole, and municipal correctional officers.
• Ensure compliance with APSC minimum qualification regulations.

Mission Results

Core Services

A: Professionalism among police, corrections, probation, parole, and municipal correctional officers.  Details > TARGET #1: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers trained

A1: Provide academy, in-service, and advanced training for police, corrections, probation, parole, and municipal correctional officers.  Details > TARGET #1: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers sponsored to attend academy training A2: Ensure compliance with APSC minimum qualification regulations.  Details > TARGET #1: Process all misconduct investigations as required by the Administrative Procedures Act.

Performance Detail

Target #1: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers trained Number of Law Enforcement Officers Trained Fiscal Year YTD Total Percent Inc/Dec FY 2018 29 -95% FY 2017 566 -33.5 FY 2016 852 +12% FY 2015 762 -4% FY 2014 794 -17% FY 2013 957 -17% FY 2012 1,148 -3% FY 2011 1,179 -63% FY 2010 3,171 +7% FY 2009 2,963 -1% FY 2008 2,977 +1% FY 2007 2,957 +3% FY 2006 2,866 +124% Analysis of results and challenges: In FY2018, the Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC) sponsored 29 participants from municipal police/corrections agencies; 29 recruits (down from 72 in FY2017) received 24,205 hours of academy training. This number represents a 95% decrease in sponsored academy attendees, per the legislative intent expressed in the FY2018 budget. APSC did not sponsor any advanced in-service training for experienced officers in FY2018, due to decreasing collections of police training surcharge funds. The number of municipal police and correctional officers trained is influenced by several factors, including agencies’ ability to send officers to training, officer turnover, and funding. Significant shortfalls in collected and/or assessed Police Training Surcharge Funds led to severe cuts in sponsored new officer training during the last half of FY2018. Honoring the intent of the legislature for FY2019, APSC will not fund basic academy training for municipal officers. Police training surcharge funds will be used to sponsor advanced training, and regional in-service training events across the state. As of January 2019, police training surcharge rates increase; the revenue actually collected is unknown.

Target #1: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers sponsored to attend academy training Number of Officers Sponsored for Academy Training Fiscal Year YTD Total Percent Inc/Dec FY 2018 29 -60% FY 2017 72 12.5% FY 2016 64 5% FY 2015 61 5% FY 2014 58 21% FY 2013 48 2% FY 2012 47 -15% FY 2011 55 31% FY 2010 42 -47% FY 2009 79 44% FY 2008 55 -23% FY 2007 71 51% FY 2006 47 -30% Analysis of results and challenges: Of the 29 students, 17 were sponsored to attend the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Academy, 12 attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks Community and Technical College (UAF CTC) Academy. For FY2018, APSC did not sponsor the Alaska Police Standards Re-Certification Academy held at the DPS Academy, the Municipal Correctional Officer Academy held at the Department of Correction Palmer Academy and the 2nd Department of Public Safety (DPS) Academy. Prior to FY2018, it was the Council's intent to fund municipal academy training classes for as many eligible officers as possible. In FY2018, per the intent of the legislature, sponsored basic municipal academy training was eliminated. Limited police training surcharge revenues will be dedicated to sponsoring advanced training and regional in-service training events across the state.

Target #1: Process all misconduct investigations as required by the Administrative Procedures Act. Percentage of Internal Investigations Closed Fiscal Year Investigations opened Investigations closed Percent closed FY 2018 44 35 80% FY 2017 31 45 135% FY 2016 41 42 102% FY 2015 22 28 127% FY 2014 31 23 74% FY 2013 21 23 110% FY 2012 21 11 52% FY 2011 19 11 58% FY 2010 37 32 87% FY 2009 38 43 113% FY 2008 40 41 102% FY 2007 44 38 86% FY 2006 31 25 81% Analysis of results and challenges: To fully resolve any compliance issues, all misconduct investigations are completed as soon as possible. When misconduct is substantiated, administrative action begins and can sometimes take several years to resolve. When misconduct is not determined to be disqualifying, the case is closed immediately with no further action taken by Alaska Police Standards Council. As of July 1, 2018, 23 cases are open and pending (FY2015 has 1, FY2016 has 2, and FY2017 has 2). These cases are in various stages of investigation or administrative action (i.e., pending criminal convictions, discovery, court hearings, council action, and/or superior court appeals). The reported investigations closed include cases that were closed during FY2018, regardless of which year they were initiated.

Current as of September 4, 2018