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    Federal and Local Law Enforcement Sherle Spencer Everest College Intro to Criminal Justice Abstract Police agencies are shaped by the type of government under which they operate and our government consists of federalstate‚ and local law enforcement agencies. These agencies operate with a specific purpose and objective. This paper will focus on the similarities and differences between the FBI and the local police. Police agencies operate at all levels of government

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    Police Organization The organization of police agencies in the United States is complex. While many know the overall breakdown between federalstate and local agencies; most people do not understand the organization of the separate agencies. Starting with the most basic breakdown of agencies and their roles and responsibilities in the Unites Statesfederal agencies are responsible for enforcing federal level laws‚ state agencies are responsible for primarily state specific laws‚ and local agencies

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    Police Department Roles and Function CJA/214 Police Department Roles and Function In this paper the principal roles and functions of police organizations and their roles as it applies to the law will be identified. Secondly‚ the description of various types of police agencies at the localstatefederal level‚ and the roles and functions of each will be discussed. In addition‚ the role and function of patrol will be explained. The principal roles and function of police organizations The

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    Police Department Roles and Functions Sharesa Gulley University of Phoenix CJA/214 - Introduction to Police Theory and Practices Evan Cohen January 21‚ 2013 Police Department Roles and Functions Every policing department or agency has a set of organizational goals and values that provide officers with a sense of direction and purpose. Even though these various departments may have different functions‚ policing agencies have similar roles. The roles of police include: The prevention

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    CJA100 1. Explain the role that state law enforcement agencies play in enforcing the law‚ and describe the two major models of state law enforcement organization. State-level police agencies were created in the late nineteenth century to combat specific criminal activity‚ and prevent further criminal activity that crossed the boundaries of cities and counties within a specific state. For instance‚ the Texas Rangers were created prior to Texas becoming a state (1835) and in reaction to the abundance

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    The threat has reached the point that given enough time‚ motivation‚ and funding‚ a determined adversary will likely be able to penetrate any system that is accessible directly from the Internet. It is difficult to state with confidence that our critical infrastructure—the backbone of our country’s economic prosperity‚ national security‚ and public health—will remain unscathed and always be available when needed. The recent security breach by unauthorized intruders into the parent company of NASDAQ

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    Local and State law enforcement agencies have many duties‚ functions‚ and responsibilities. Most people think that all law enforcement agencies are the same. They do have similarities‚ but also have differences as well. Some duties‚ functions‚ and responsibilities of local law enforcement agencies are to serve and protect our communities. Local law enforcement agencies arrest criminals‚ they do routine patrolling‚ they patrol our communities to stop and prevent crime. They investigate crimes that

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    How a society punishes their criminals can say a lot about the way the citizens live their lives. Here in the United States we would rather take better care of someone in prison for life than a person on the street who has never committed a crime in their life. The philosophy and practices has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Rehabilitation was the main focus for the beginning of the 20th century. This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was

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    the historical development of police agencies and their jurisdiction‚ while analyzing their roles in contemporary society. It will describe the main types of law enforcement agencies‚ including localstate‚ and federal agencies and their components. Historical Development of Police Agencies Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was

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    Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive

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