2006 DPS Annual Report - Arizona Department of Public Safety

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Efficiency of Casa Grande office helps DPS receive energy award from the Governor
To provide additional office space for K-9 officers in Casa Grande, there was a modular office added to the
property last fiscal year. This year the Department received the Governor’s Award for Energy Efficiency
for the project. Through specifying dual-pane tinted windows, well-insulated walls and ceilings, highefficiency
HVAC units and energy-saving light fixtures, the Department received its eighth energy award
in nine years.
DPS’ commitment to Arizona Law Enforcement Academy (ALEA) pays off
The Arizona Department of Public Safety continues to provide a significant amount of resources to the
Arizona Law Enforcement Academy in the training of basic law-enforcement recruits for police agencies
throughout the State of Arizona. DPS commitments include fulltime
staffing, temporary personnel and instructors and leadership in
the form of the academy management team and academy command.
The state partnership with multiple law-enforcement agencies contributes
to a successful regional training program which is responsible
for the training of about 70% of all police recruits within the
state.
During 2005, the Arizona Department of Public Safety started 114
recruits at the Arizona Law Enforcement Academy. Fifty-six of those
individuals graduated and 23 were dismissed for failure to meet training
standards. At the end of the calendar year, 28 were still on the academy campus
forwarding into the 2006 year statistics. The total 2005 attrition rate for the AZDPS
recruits was 23.7%. This is remarkable in that the attrition rate for AZDPS recruits
for 2004 was 35.7%. The first half of 2006 indicates a continuing decline in the attrition rate for AZDPS
recruits with a current rate of 14.3%.
The significant reduction in academy attrition rate is due to an improved recruiting, selection and hiring
process as well as competitive salary increases and improved academy operational efforts.
New Williams-area office replaces previous 1967-era office trailer
The Federal Aviation Agency at the Grand Canyon Airport gave the Department a mobile home that they
had been using as an office. The unit was transported and re-installed in Williams where it replaced a 1967-
era office trailer. Considerable modifications were made to convert it for Highway Patrol use. This resulted
in a newer and larger unit, thereby reducing maintenance costs and increasing the amount of work
space for the officers.
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