The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet (JPSC) is an agency

Government agency

A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...

 of the government of Kentucky that is responsible for providing law enforcement, criminal justice and correctional services to the citizens of Kentucky. The Cabinet is headed by a Cabinet Secretary appointed by the Governor of Kentucky

Governor of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Fifty-six men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once...

, with the consent of the Kentucky State Senate. The Cabinet Secretary is a key member of the Governor's senior policy staff.

The current Secretary for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is J. Michael Brown, who was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear

Steve Beshear

Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear is an American politician who is the 61st Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Democrat, Beshear previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1979, was the state's Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was Lieutenant Governor from...

 in 2007.

Organization

The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is headed by a Secretary, who is appointed by the Governor. The Secretary is assisted in managing the Cabinet by a Deputy Secretary, who oversees the activities of the Cabinet in the absence of the Secretary. The Cabinet is composed of several agencies and organizational units. The staff of the Cbainet is divided between the Executive Staff, which provides management and administrative services to the entire Cabinet, and the Departmental Staff, which perform the work of the Cabinet.

• Cabinet Secretary
  • Deputy Secretary
    • Office of the Secretary
    • Kentucky State Police
      Kentucky State Police
      The Kentucky State Police is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The department was founded in 1948 and replaced the Kentucky Highway Patrol...
      
      
    • Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training
      • Law Enforcement Council
    • Kentucky Department of Corrections
      • State Corrections Commission
    • Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
      Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
      The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is a state agency of Kentucky headquartered in unincorporated Franklin County, near Frankfort. The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.-Regional Juvenile Detention Centers:...
      
      
    • Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
    • Office of Drug Control Policy
    • Office of Legal Services
    • Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Services
      • Criminal Justice Council
    • Office of Management and Administrative Services
    • Office of the Kentucky State Medical Examiner
    • Office of Investigations
    • Kentucky Parole Board

External links

• Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet homepage