The Criminal Division represents the State and advises the Governor on criminal appeals, death penalty cases, habeas corpus and other post conviction challenges, extraditions, and pardons.  The Division generally advises the Department of Corrections, the Board of Parole, the Highway Patrol and the Office of Homeland Security.  The Division also advises the Division of Criminal Investigation, one of the Attorney General's direct law enforcement arms, including advice on gun permits, drug enforcement, organized crime, and identifying certain criminals.