Other Agencies Responsibilties

Question 1

Describe the functions of City Police:

Answer 1

1) These departments handle all police functions and coordinate with other
agencies as needed.

2) Jurisdictions end at the city limits

Question 2

Describe the functions of County Police:

Answer 2

1) Jurisdiction through the county

2) Strictly leave the policing of the
cities within the county to the city agencies, where they exist.

Question 3

Describe the functions of Sheriff’s in Georgia:

Answer 3

1)

Question 4

Describe the functions of the District Attorneys:

Answer 4

> Enters a case after the police work is done

> May participate in the investigation and arrest of the suspects

Question 5

Describe the functions of the State Law Enforcement:

Answer 5

> Provide technical assistance to
local police agencies

> State Patrol, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Natural Resources, Department of Revenue

Question 6

Describe the functions of the Georgia State Patrol:

Answer 6

> State’s largest law enforcement agency

> Responsible for the enforcement of traffic laws throughout the state

> Conduct traffic accident investigations

> Jurisdiction in areas designated by the Governor

Question 7

Describe the functions of the Georgia Bureau Of Investigation:

Answer 7

> Provides investigative and identification
services to local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies throughout Georgia

> Crime Prevention Unit, the
Intelligence Squad, the Special Investigation Section, and the Controlled Substances
Section

Question 8

Describe the functions of the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC):

Answer 8

> Responsible for overseeing the privacy and integrity
of criminal history record information

Question 9

Describe the functions of the Georgia Crime Laboratory:

Answer 9

> Conducts tests on submitted evidence, reports
on the test results, and testifies in court as to the results when needed.

Question 10

Describe the functions of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Wildlife Resources Division:

Answer 10

> Responsible for the conservation and
protection of natural and cultural resources

> Game and fish laws and manages the state’s wildlife
resources

Question 11

Describe the functions of the Georgia State Drugs and Narcotics Agency:

Answer 11

> Investigates violations of the Georgia
Controlled Substances Act and the Dangerous Drug Act

Question 12

Describe the functions of the Department of Revenue:

Answer 12

> Chief tax law enforcement agency

> Collects taxes, laws to control alocholic beverages, tabacco, vehicle license tags, emissions, title, and registrations

Question 13

Describe the functions of the Department of Driver Services:

Answer 13

> Conducts driver’s tests, issues
driver’s licenses, and maintains records on licensed drivers in Georgia

> Canceling, suspending and revoking driver’s licenses for certain
violations

Question 14

Describe the functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):

Answer 14

> Most prominent Federal law
enforcement agency

> Domestic security matters

> Kidnapping

> extortion

> bank robbery

> interstate gambling violations;

> fraud against the (Federal) Government; and assault or killing the President or a Federal
Officer

Question 15

Describe the functions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF):

Answer 15

> illegal use and trafficking of firearms,

> the illegal use and storage of explosives,

> acts of
arson and bombings,

> acts of terrorism,

> illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco
product

Question 16

Describe the functions of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):

Answer 16

> Part of the U. S. Justice Department

> enforce Federal drug laws and to prosecute those organizations and
individuals involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled
substances

Question 17

Describe the functions of the U. S. Secret Service:

Answer 17

> division of the Treasury Department

> Offenses related to coins, currency, and securities of U.S. and other governments

> Protect President, vice President, immediate families of presidents

Question 18

Describe the functions of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations:

Answer 18

> responsible for
investigating potential criminal violations of Federal tax laws and other financial crimes

> includes tax, money laundering, and some banking laws.

Question 19

Describe the functions of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

Answer 19

> charged with administering and enforcing various federal wildlife and park protection
laws and regulations

Question 20

Describe the functions of the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service:

Answer 20

> Enforces federal regulations on national forest lands

Question 21

Describe the functions of U. S. Attorneys:

Answer 21

> prosecutors in the Federal District Courts, and work
under the direction of the United States Attorney General

> There is one U.S. Attorney
for each of the 94 judicial districts throughout the United States and its territories.

> Chief federal law enforcement officer in the district to which they
are assigned.

Question 22

Describe the functions of the U. S. Marshal Service:

Answer 22

> enforcement arm of the federal court system

> involved in almost every federal law enforcement initiative

> protecting the Federal judiciary; apprehending federal fugitives;
managing and selling seized assets acquired through illegal activities; housing and
transporting Federal prisoners; and, operating the Witness Security Program

Question 23

Describe the functions of the United States Department of Homeland Security:

Answer 23

> prevent attacks against the United States and its citizens