101 - Organization (2 of 4) Flashcards
_______ is responsible for conducting specialized investigations and operations.
The Department of Investigations & Homeland Security
The Department of Investigations & Homeland Security is subdivided into the following divisions: (2)
Investigations and Homeland Security
________ – Responsible for conducting specialized criminal investigations.
Investigations Division
Investigations Division is made up of the following sections: (3)
Major Case Section
Violence Reduction Section
Property Crimes and Investigative Support Section
___________ – Responsible for conducting investigations to identify and apprehend criminals and recover stolen property.
Investigations Division
Major case section is made up of the following units: (7)
(a) Homicide Unit
(b) Cold Case Unit
(c) Missing Persons Unit
(d) Robbery Unit
(e) Aggravated Battery Unit
(f) Special Assault Unit
(g) Victim & Witness Services
___________ – Investigates incidents involving unnatural deaths, life-threatening aggravated batteries, and kidnappings;
Homicide Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving missing persons;
Missing Persons Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving sex-related offenses and aggravated abuse;
Special Assault Unit
___________ – Responsible for investigating traffic crashes where the perpetrator flees, and all traffic incidents involving a fatality or life threatening injury.
Traffic Homicide Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving robberies;
Robbery Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving non-life-threatening discharges of firearms;
Aggravated Battery Unit
___________ – Oversees referral services for victims and witnesses involved in law enforcement incidents.
Victims Services
___________ - Investigates unsolved homicide investigations and officer-involved shootings;
Cold Case Unit
Property Crimes & Investigative Support Section includes the following units: (12)
(a) Burglary Unit
(b) SCRAP Unit
(c) Property Recovery Unit
(d) Economic Crimes Unit
(e) Auto Theft Unit
(f) Wrecker Regulation Unit
(g) Auto Burglary Unit
(h) Traffic Homicide Unit
(i) Crime Scene Unit
(j) Latent Print Unit
(k) Photo Lab Unit
(l) Crime Analysis Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving structure burglaries and major thefts;
Burglary Unit
___________ – Investigates incidents involving worthless checks, forgery, fraud, and identity theft;
Economic Crimes Unit
___________ – Investigates thefts of materials that may be sold at secondary metals recyclers and ensures secondary metals recyclers are in compliance with legal requirements;
Scrap Task Force
___________ – Recovers fingerprints from crime scenes utilizing specialized techniques and furnishes expert testimony in criminal trials.
Latent Print Unit
___________ - Evaluates, compares, and identifies latent fingerprints, as well as develops latent fingerprints from evidence;
Latent Print Unit
___________ – Provides photographic printing support for investigations, as well as takes still photographs when requested by other JSO units;
Photo Lab Unit
___________ – Gathers and documents evidence at crime scenes;
Crime Scene Unit
Homeland Security Division includes the following Sections: (2)
Special Operations Section and Narcotics and Vice section
_______ Gathers, analyzes, and disseminates criminal intelligence to JSO and other agencies,
Intelligence Unit
_______ identifies, tracks, and investigates homeland security and terrorism-related activities and crimes;
Intelligence Unit
___________ – Monitors and investigates criminal activity associated with criminal street gangs.
Gang Investigations Unit
_______ – Responds to handle critical incidents involving a threat to public safety which would otherwise exceed the capabilities of traditional law enforcement first responders and/or investigative units.
Tactical Support Unit
___________ – Provides assistance on incidents involving suspected hazardous devices.
Hazardous Devices Unit
_______ – Responds to crisis situations in an effort to mitigate the traumatic impact such situations might have on JSO members;
Critical Incident Stress Management Unit
___________ – Provides underwater rescue and recovery assistance;
Dive Unit
_______ – Responds to achieve peaceful resolutions through communication on critical incidents involving hostage takers, barricaded subjects, suicide threats, and other crisis situations;
Police Negotiations Unit
_______ – Conducts long term investigations designed to reduce violent crime associated with gang and organized group activity;
Violent Crime Impact Team (VCIT)
Violence Reduction Section is made up of the following units (2)
Violent Crime Impact Team (VCIT) and Gang Investigations Unit
_______ – Inspects and seizes evidence from pawnshops, secondhand dealers, precious metal dealers, firearms stores, and auction-related businesses;
Property Recovery Unit
_______ - Investigates incidents involving thefts of vehicles and vessels;
Auto Theft Unit
_______ – Oversees the JSO impoundment process of vehicles, vessels, and aircraft;
Wrecker Regulation Unit
_______ – Responsible for performing highly specialized tactical and undercover operations.
Homeland Security Division
Special Operations Section is made up of the following units: (9)
(a) Tactical Support Unit
(b) Police Negotiations Unit
(c) Critical Incident Stress Management Unit
(d) Intelligence Unit
(e) Critical Infrastructure Unit
(f) North Florida Regional Intelligence Fusion Center
(g) Marine Unit
(h) Dive Unit
(i) Hazardous Devices Unit
_______ assists other JSO units in capturing violent wanted persons;
Tactical Support Unit
_______ – Monitors local critical infrastructures and resources to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities;
Critical Infrastructure Unit
_______ – Partners with Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS) and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to provide a full range of intelligence support on terrorism, cyber threats, and criminal activity;
North Florida Regional Intelligence Fusion Center
