8/7/2019 Checkpoint Law Enforcement Agencies
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Heather Gray
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Checkpoint: Law Enforcement Agencies
Local law enforcement includes metropolitan, county, and rural
and small town law enforcement. Theduties, functions, and
responsibilities of these local law enforcement agencies are:
perform routine
patrol or traffic stops, enforce all traffic laws (including
parades and other public events), arrest law
violators, issue licenses and permits. These individuals are
sometimes in uniforms and can beinvestigators as well. The
Sheriff's office also had duties to perform like, court attendants,
civil process,
and other law enforcement jobs. Local law enforcement agencies
are the ones who patrol our local
neighborhoods for any suspicious activities that can evolve into
a crime being committed. Both police
officers and sheriff have to respond to 911 calls, give protect
to the public, watch street activity, anduphold the law. Local law
enforcers can not override State laws, so any State matters have to
be handle
by State officials. Any local law officer has to investigate
crimes and help State and Federal authorities
with investigate crimes when needed.
State officials are in every U.S. state expect for Hawaii. The
have jurisdiction over the state the are
sworn in as a whole. Their duties, functions, and
responsibilities are: to protect the governor and thevice governor,
the properties they live in are secured. State officials also help
maintain the motor
vehicle laws. These officials investigate homicides and arson.
Some of the State officials similar duties
to local law enforcers. They also carry out duties for the local
police, such as training academies, andcriminal identification.
The differences between local and state officials is that the
State investigate arson and murders. The
state also has different crime labs, such as, the Forensic lab;
which local police have to rely on. TheState also deals more with
politics and other corruption within the state.
The three Federal Law Enforcement Agencies are: The Department
of Treasury, Department of theInterior, and the U.S. Postal
Service.
Department of Treasury: This agency has administrative control
over the IRS, as well as other financialagencies, and anything that
has to do with financial crimes, drug trafficking and terrorism.
With the
IRS this agency looks over federal income tax and collects back
taxes. The Criminal Investigation
looks into tax fraud or unclaimed income. Drug dealers are
looked into for tax evasion because they
have undeclared income.
Department of the Interior: This is the agency that protects all
parks and land own or controlled by the
federal government. This officials have responsibilities of
traffic control, fire control, and search andrescue operations. The
also watch over smuggling of animals, and make sure people are not
killing
these animals just for fun. Although this agency has this
control it could use more in the areas of
terrorism and protecting national landmarks.
U.S. Postal Service: This is one of the oldest federal agencies,
created in 1836. These workers watch to
make sure illegal use of mail service does not happen. They
check for bombs, firearms and drugs just toname a few. The U.S.
Postal Service covers more than 200 federal statutes that deal with
the postal
system.
