Chapter 3: Law Enforcement Agencies and Their Organization

Question 1

Federal Law Enforcement

Answer 1

• Federal agencies enforce federal laws and have at least
some enforcement component • Department of Homeland Security and Department of
Justice
• Federal agencies tend to be impacted by outer factors and
be reorganized

Question 2

Agencies under Dept. of Homeland Security/ Dept. of Justice & their Duties

Answer 2

• The Homeland Security Act of 2002
• Houses the U.S. Secret Service (used to be located within the Department of the Treasury) effective March 1, 2003.
• Houses what used to be called the U.S. Customs Service Now called Customs and Border Protection.
  
  • The Immigration and Naturalization Service
    
    • Immigration and Customs Enforcement
    • Citizenship and Immigration Services

Question 3

Dept of Homeland Security

Answer 3

The Secret Service
- Protect the president and family members
- Enforce the suppression of counterfeit currency
- Investigate money laundering schemes
U.S. Customs and border protection
- Protect ports of entry at international
airports and shipping ports
- The primary concern is to combat terrorism
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Concerned primarily with illegal
immigration

Question 4

Dept of Justice

Answer 4

FBI - Investigate terrorism
- Enforce federal laws
U.S. Marshals Service - Ensure judicial security
- Investigate Fugitives
ATF
- Screen the applications and issues firearms licenses
- Control illegal firearms trafficking
DEA - Enforce controlled substance laws and
regulations

Question 5

State Law Enforcement Agencies

Answer 5

State Law Enforcement Agencies
• 724,690 Full-time sworn employees at state and local law enforcement agencies
• 170 Full-time sworn officers in Oswego County
• 47 & 21 Full-time sworn officers at Oswego PD and SUNY Oswego

Question 6

Centralized

Answer 6

• Combined duties of criminal investigations and state
highway patrol
• Centralized criminal records repository
• Select training for municipal and country officers

Question 7

Decentralized

Answer 7

• Clear distinction between traffic enforcement on state

highways and other state-level law enforcement functions

Question 8

Local Law Enforcement

Answer 8

• Include city and county agencies
• The personnel employed in local agencies outnumber all
federal and state law enforcement officials combined
• The nation’s largest agency:
The New York Police
Department
• 35,000 sworn officers