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30 Cards in this Set
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Tithing |
In medieval england, a group of ten families who collectively dealt with minor disturbances and breaches of the peace |
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Hue and a cry |
In medieval England, a call for assistance. a policy of self help that prevailed in villages demanding that everyone respond if someone raised a hue and a cry |
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Hundred |
In medieval England, a group of a hundred families that were responsible for maintaining order and trying minor offenses. |
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Shire reeve |
In Medieval England. The senior law enforcement officers in a county. The forerunners of today's sheriff. |
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Sheriff |
The senior law enforcement officer in a county |
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Constable |
In Medieval England, an appointed official who administered and supervised the legal affairs in a community. |
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Watch system |
During the middle ages in England men were organized in church parishes to guard at night against disturbances and breaches of the peace under the direction of the local constable. |
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Justice of the Peace |
Established in 1326 England. the office was created to help the shire reeve in controlling the county, it later took on judicial functions. |
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Thief takers |
18th century private monied police-profited legally and crimin. universally corrupt. Caught and informed on criminals.
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Bow street runners |
founded by henry fielding writer of "tom Jones" cleaned up the thief takers |
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Bobbies |
1829 Sir Robert Peel created public police in England |
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First US police departments |
1838 Boston 1844 New York 1854 Philadelphia |
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Rodney King and Bryant Allen |
March 3, 1991 videotaped beating 6 days of riots. |
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Federal Law enforcement agencies US Justice Department agencies |
Federal Bureau of Investigation Drug Enforcement Administration Bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives US Marshalls Service |
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Homeland Security Agencies |
US Border Patrol Secret Service |
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Law enforcement agencies |
Federal State Law Enforcement County Law Enforcement Metropolitan Law Enforcement Municipal Police
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fragmentation |
no one branch knowing what the other is doing |
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Us Justice department federal bureau of investigation what they dont do |
don't enforce laws don't patrol don't respond to emergencies don't enforce state laws
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US Justice department Federal Bureau of Investigation duties |
investigate crimes go after serial killers that cross state lines limited to federal laws such as kidnapping, money laundering, hostages. primary mission is intelligence focus on nation as a whole coordinate with secret service, CIA and border patrol. Protect US from terror attack gather crime statistics run crime lab train local law enforcement
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US Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration |
assists local and state police runs independant surveillance, enforcement and sting operations deals with importation of narcotics enforces drug control laws infiltrates drug rings |
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US Justice Department Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |
changed since september 11 controls sales of untaxed liquor and tobacco 1968 gun control act and 1970 organized crime act gave them jurisdiction of the illegal sale, importation, and criminal misuse of firearms and explosives. |
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US Justice Department US Marshals service |
oldest federal law enforcement agency texas rangers oldest state provides judicial security court security witness protection prisoner services transports illegal aliens performs fugitive investigations US Justice department asset forfeiture program.
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Homeland security agencies Department of homeland security |
responsible for preventing terror attacks on the US reduces americas vulnerability to terrorism minimize damage and assist in recovery from attacks that do occur provides intelligence analysis created as a result of 911 because of fragmentation government realized a problem existed. They are: border guards guard airports guard seaports aliens customs movie in and out of country
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Threats to US housed in |
Federal Agencies of the US Justice Department Department of Homeland Security
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Homeland security agency Customs and Border Protection |
combined: us border patrol portions of US customs service immigration and naturalization animal and plant health inspection largest and most visible element is border patrol one of the largest uniformed agencies in the US. |
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Homeland security agency secret service |
before 9-11 under treasury department originally in charge of money now guard important people still protect currency/judges stick with president their whole lives 1865 established to investigate counterfeiting investigates financial institution fraud, false Id documents, and other criminal activities |
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State Law enforcement agencies |
created to deal with crime outside the city responsible to the state 1835 texas rangers one of the first state police formed highway patrol traffic law enforcement maintain training academy provide emergency services run crime labs coordinate fingerprint database |
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State law enforcement agencies other branches |
fish and game department department of motor vehicles child services state police delegates responsibility to agencies when agencies make law they are rules when legislature makes the law they are statutes |
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County law enforcement |
country sheriff country police serves all 3 components judicial-court security law enforcement-county sheriff patrols not covered areas corrections-transports offenders to serve sentences. run jails jails usually hold 1 year or less people who dont make bail people awaiting appeals people convicted of felonies until they can be transported to prison county sheriff runs the jail serve civil process |
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Metropolitan law enforcement |
local/municipal city/town constables coroners-sometimes state or county sometimes local lowest level police have most responsibility highest number of personell local and county makes up 80-84% law enforcement including transit police who do subways and buses they investigate crime, identify suspects and make arrests. |
