Division of Statewide Services
The Division of Statewide Services provides technical and specialized services to
the other divisions of the Department of Public Safety, local State and Federal
Law enforcement, and the public at large. The Division consists of the Criminal
Records and Identification Bureau and Information Systems.
The Criminal Records and Identification Bureau maintains Alaska's criminal
history records and fingerprint identification data. The Alaska Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (AAFIS) verifies identity of persons arrested
and matches latent prints from crime scenes with prints on file. AAFIS is a
participant in the nine-state Western Identification Network, which shares a
fingerprint data base.
Information Services develops and maintains the computerized resources of the
Department. APSIN, the Alaska Public Safety Information Network, is used by DPS
employees as well as other law enforcement personnel across Alaska to track
arrests, criminal histories, warrants, missing persons, stolen property, and
other information for law enforcement purposes. APSIN provides access to Alaska
motor vehicle and driver license data, and connects to the FBI's National Crime
Information Center and to other states via the National Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System. Information Services also maintains networks, desktop
computers and laptops, the Department's web pages, and various databases.
Contact the Division of Statewide
Services.
