The Secret Service special agents duties include both investigations and protection. Special agents investigate financial crimes such as counterfeiting of currency, false identification, credit and debit card fraud, computer fraud, forgery or theft of U.S. They also have to protect the president in certain situation as well like, when he's on the move to go somewhere they are with him at all times. Just to make sure nothing were to happen to him or so he doesn’t get assassinated at that time as well. Abraham Lincoln was the one who created the secret service as part of the Treasury Department 150 years ago, he signed the bill the day he was shot. The Secret Services original mandate did not mean presidents protection but after what happened
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The president has a very high tech limousine, and very advanced secured. The white
house has very high security as they have division officers and canines walking the permitter
almost every day to make sure the president is safe. The president has many guards walking with
him where ever he goes as well to make sure no one is to harm him in any way possible after the
assassinations that happened in the past they get very protective over him. You never know what
can happen at anytime.
The Secret Service is world renowned for the physical protection it provides to the nation’s highest elected leaders and other government officials. Permanent protectees, such as the
president and first lady, have details of special agents permanently assigned to them. Temporary protectection, such as candidates and foreign dignitaries, are staffed with special agents on temporary assignment from Secret Service field offices. All current former presidents are entitled to lifetime Secret Service …show more content…
No longer can law enforcement rely solely on human resources and physical barriers in designing a security plan agencies also must address the role and inherent vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures upon which security plans are built.
In May of 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 62. In effect,
this directive formalized and delineated the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies in the
development of security plans for major events. The clarifying of responsibilities serves to focus
more clearly the role of each agency and eliminate the duplication of efforts and resources.
In 2000, the Presidential Protection Act of 2000 became public law. Included in the bill, signed
on December 19. Now, with the support of federal law, the Secret Service is authorized to
participate in the planning, coordination and implementation of security operations at special
events of national significance.
When an event is designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a National Special
Security Event, the Secret Service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for the
The president has a very high tech limousine, and very advanced secured. The white
house has very high security as they have division officers and canines walking the permitter
almost every day to make sure the president is safe. The president has many guards walking with
him where ever he goes as well to make sure no one is to harm him in any way possible after the
assassinations that happened in the past they get very protective over him. You never know what
can happen at anytime.
The Secret Service is world renowned for the physical protection it provides to the nation’s highest elected leaders and other government officials. Permanent protectees, such as the
president and first lady, have details of special agents permanently assigned to them. Temporary protectection, such as candidates and foreign dignitaries, are staffed with special agents on temporary assignment from Secret Service field offices. All current former presidents are entitled to lifetime Secret Service …show more content…
No longer can law enforcement rely solely on human resources and physical barriers in designing a security plan agencies also must address the role and inherent vulnerabilities of critical infrastructures upon which security plans are built.
In May of 1998, President Clinton issued Presidential Decision Directive 62. In effect,
this directive formalized and delineated the roles and responsibilities of federal agencies in the
development of security plans for major events. The clarifying of responsibilities serves to focus
more clearly the role of each agency and eliminate the duplication of efforts and resources.
In 2000, the Presidential Protection Act of 2000 became public law. Included in the bill, signed
on December 19. Now, with the support of federal law, the Secret Service is authorized to
participate in the planning, coordination and implementation of security operations at special
events of national significance.
When an event is designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a National Special
Security Event, the Secret Service assumes its mandated role as the lead agency for the