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 >

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 certified as having met training requirements. TARGET #2: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers certified by APSC 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 certified as having met training requirements. Methodology: Note: Since no training occurred in FY2018, the target for FY2019 was carried forward from the prior year. Number of Law Enforcement Officers Trained Fiscal Year YTD Total Percent Inc/Dec FY 2019 165 0% +100% FY 2018 0 -100% -100% FY 2017 494 -34.66% -35% FY 2016 756 +9.09% +9% FY 2015 693 -8.58% -9% FY 2014 758 -14.74% -15% FY 2013 889 +2068.29% +2068% FY 2012 41 -94.98% -95% FY 2011 817 -9.52% -10% FY 2010 903 -19.3% -19% FY 2009 1119 0 Analysis of results and challenges: In FY2018, ASPC was directed to prioritize in-service and advanced officer training over its previous basic academy training focus. As a result, in FY2019 APSC did not sponsor any basic academy training for officers. There was no advanced in-service training for experienced officers in FY2018 due to declining collections of police training surcharge funds. In FY2019 APSC sponsored ten training events that reached 165 officers and delivered 4,118 hours of advanced in-service training. 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 levels. Significant declines in collected and/or assessed Police Training Surcharge funds led to severe reductions in sponsored new officer training during the last half of FY2018 and in FY2019. In January 2019, police training surcharges increased via statutory change. The department anticipates increased collections, but the full effect is yet to be determined.

Target #2: 5% increase over the previous year in the number of officers certified by APSC Number of Officers Sponsored for Academy Training Fiscal Year YTD Total Percent Inc/Dec FY 2019 305 0% 0% FY 2018 305 +15.97% 16% FY 2017 263 -21.96% -22% FY 2016 337 -11.32% -11% FY 2015 380 +18.75% 19% FY 2014 320 +56.1% 56% FY 2013 205 +14.53% 15% FY 2012 179 Analysis of results and challenges: Each year APSC certifies police, corrections, and probation/parole officers who complete their basic training and experience requirements. In FY2019 APSC issued the same number of certificates as the prior year, although there was significant difference in the types of certifications issued. There was a general decline in basic, intermediate, and advanced police certifications, while the number of correctional and parole/probation officer certifications increased. Certification is primarily driven by the number of officers hired by all agencies in Alaska who successfully pass a probationary period and complete mandated training. Intermediate, advanced, and instructor certificates are a function of officers obtaining more experience and training. These certifications are optional, whereas basic certification is a requirement of the position.

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 2019 30 -31.82% 28 -20% 93 FY 2018 44 +41.94% 35 -22.22% 80% FY 2017 31 -24.39% 45 +7.14% 135% FY 2016 41 +86.36% 42 +50% 102% FY 2015 22 -29.03% 28 +21.74% 127% FY 2014 31 +47.62% 23 0% 74% FY 2013 21 0% 23 +109.09% 110% FY 2012 21 +10.53% 11 0% 52% FY 2011 19 -48.65% 11 -65.63% 58% FY 2010 37 -2.63% 32 -25.58% 87% FY 2009 38 -5% 43 +4.88% 113% FY 2008 40 -9.09% 41 +7.89% 102% FY 2007 44 +41.94% 38 +52% 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, frequently resulting in the revocation or surrender of an officer's certificate. When misconduct is not determined to be disqualifying, the case is closed immediately with no further action taken by Alaska Police Standards Council. During FY2019 the council opened 30 new misconduct or disqualification investigations or cases, and closed 28. Sixteen cases were resolved in FY2019 with a revocation or disqualification action. As of September 18, 2019, APSC has 33 ongoing cases. 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 FY2019, regardless of which year they were initiated.

Current as of November 27, 2019