Chapter 3 SG

Question 1

What is the fragmentation issue ?

Answer 1

• lack of coordination between agencies
• crime displacement
• duplication of services
• inconsistent standards

Question 2

What is municipal police ?

Answer 2

• provide emergency services
• handle serious crime
• 71% all law enforcement agencies are city police

Question 3

What is the constable?

Answer 3

• role defines by state constitution (warrants, evictions )

- typically work within county court system.

Question 4

What is the corner ?

Answer 4

• not typically trained as physicians
• Little to any medical training
• Are elected for their position,
  and not necessarily physicians

Question 5

What is the medical examiner ?

Answer 5

• are physicians
• receive special training in death investigation
• appointed by an elected official

Question 6

What is a special district ?

Answer 6

• Serve particular government agencies ( transit, university’s) or special geographic boundaries

Many airports and parks, for example, have their own police forces. Some urban transit systems maintain separate law enforcement agencies.

College and university campus police are an important example of special dis- trict police.

Question 7

What is a tribal police ?

Answer 7

• 200 agencies to protect Native American tribes
• many Native American tribes maintain their own separate criminal justice systems, including tribal police departments, on their reservations.
• Native American tribes are separate nations that signed treaties with the U.S. government and retain a significant degree of legal autonomy. -
  In a number of important respects, tribes and reservations are not subject to federal or state law

Question 8

What are the state and law enforcement agencies ?

Answer 8

State police
High way patrol
State investigation agencies

Question 9

What is state police ?

Answer 9

• having statewide police powers for both traffic regulation and criminal investigations.
• sharing responsibility w/local police
• varying degrees of criminal investigation responsibility depending on the state

Question 10

What is the highway patrol?

Answer 10

statewide authority to enforce traffic regulations and arrest non-traffic violators under their jurisdiction

Question 11

What was enacted by federal law enforcement after 9/11/01 ?

Answer 11

• Homeland security act

- Department of justice restructured

Question 12

Under the department of homeland security what’s under it ?

Answer 12

• Customs and border protection
• immigration and customs enforcement
• federal emergency management agency
• transportation security administration
• u.s coast guard
• u.s. Secret service

Question 13

The private security industry

Answer 13

• Estimated 90,000 private security organizations employing over 2 million
• 3:1 ratio of private to public police officers

Question 14

How many police services are there?

Answer 14

City
County
State
Federal

Question 15

What is the total amount of law enforcement agencies ( state and local ) ?

Answer 15

18,000