The directory is intended to provide concise and useable address listings of major criminal justice agencies in the State. Addresses, telephone numbers, and the names of the agency director are provided for each organization. There are 47 categories grouped into 11 major sections. These sections are Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Defense, Courts, Probation, Youth, Corrections, Parole, Associations, State Level Criminal Justice Agencies, New York City Criminal Justice Agencies, and Federal Level Criminal Justice Agencies. Sheriffs departments are listed in the Law Enforcement category even though most also operate correctional facilities at the county level. Within categories, agencies are listed alphabetically by county, agency, region, or person where appropriate; State Police Troop Headquarters are listed alphabetically by the troop letter designation. Law enforcement agencies listed are departments that report offense and arrest information to the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) under the Uniform Crime Reporting or New York State Incident Based Reporting programs. These departments consist of police officers or, in the case of land grant colleges, peace officers and/or private security staff. Basic requirements for reporting to DCJS are a defined jurisdiction of patrol, jurisdiction covering criminal offenses, and access to a New York State Police Information Network computer terminal. Police departments that are both town and village departments are listed under the village. The former Division For Youth is now a part of the Office of Children and Family Services in the Department of Family Assistance.