Civil Rights Compliance Office

Civil Rights Compliance Office

Under the general direction of the Director of the Department of Public Safety, the responsibility of the Civil Rights Compliance Office (CRCO) is to assure that the department is in full compliance with federal and state civil rights laws and all related regulations, directives, and executive orders in all its programs and activities. The CRCO is the department's focal point for equal employment compliance activities and functions conducted through divisional programs and staff offices statewide. The CRCO is also responsible for drafting and monitoring implementation of the department's Affirmative Action Plan to ensure satisfactory progress and conducting compliance reviews and submitting written analyses to the United States (U.S.) Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Labor, and other appropriate agencies as necessary.