Defense Criminal Investigative Service

innovative and will adhere under the vicious cycle of insanity. As Albert Einstein said “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.” Due to the CI field hierarchy, the United States Army paradigm and the overall unwillingness to be open minded to innovative ideas, I identified Live Environment Training (LET), layers of bureaucracy, and lack of trust as the three major issues that may still plague the CI field for many years to come. It is imperative to address these issues and find innovative methods in order to impact the CI field whether the regulations are follow to the letter, or allow the CI field to be “Special Agents” or “Federal Agents” as mandated in the Army Regulations Department of Defense directives, and executive order. The LET program needs to be revamped immediately in all 902D Military Intelligence (MI) Group (GRP) Field Offices (FO) with the intention to have more skilled CI Agents. The LET program itself is a great program if implemented to its capabilities. For CI Agents, assigned to units who mismanage their organic CI Agent due to their lack of knowledge, LET program a viable option. “CI agent candidates with an approved ascension packet assigned to a unit who desires training in strategic CI duties not available to them at their tactical unit of assignment” – Maita. “Live Environment Training affords the opportunity to maintain the skills critical to CI Agents supported unit through an operational venue…

Reserve Training Coordinator for the Coast Guard Investigative Service The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) lacks an effective method of managing training opportunities across the service for the reserve force. It would be beneficial to establish a reserve training coordinator at each Resident Agent Office or field office for the purpose of ensuring uniform distribution of training opportunities with the goal of creating greater competency across the service. CGIS has a saying which…

ICE has become the leading agency surrounding the investigation of IP theft to include those illicit activities associated with that theft such as smuggling and money laundering. Counterfeit products are being targeted and seized on a daily basis entering ports, airports, and other points of entry into the US. The goal of ICE is not limited to targeting and seizure of counterfeit products but is meant to impede the manufacturing, distribution, sales, and financing of those TCOs and other…

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Defense (DoD) of which I am employed. Due to my position within the aforementioned federal regulatory agency, it is difficult to design a monitoring and auditing plan for issues within my industry because DCIS does not implement a compliance program comparable to what we regulate. Therefore, in order to complete this assignment, I will act as if I were a…

What Management Jobs are in Criminal Justice? Most management jobs in criminal justice are found in security, corrections, public service and law enforcement. Here are four popular management jobs for graduates with a criminal justice degree. Crime Analyst Supervisor Crime analyst supervisors are responsible for analyzing law enforcement data and interpreting criminal trends and patterns. They oversee employees who process information requests using law enforcement records management systems…

Public defense can vary greatly in one state alone, especially when that state may have many different public defender agencies. This leads to the thinning of resources, including financial, the third issue at hand. Arguably, if there were fifty states public defender associations, which by agreement, shared resources and buying power, they could theoretically contract for daily operating costs, fingerprint analysis, DNA analysis, investigations, and training. The fact that our state, and many…

the field of private investigation (PI). Belshaw discusses the growth of private investigators since the attack on 9\11. However, the article was a research done on PI agencies only in Texas appropriately title “Private Investigation Programs as an Emerging Trend in Criminal Justice Education? A Case Study of Texas.” The author explains the various needs of private investigators around the country and without them, how hard it will be for the criminal justice system to function properly…

Let me begin by stating that I am in total support of sexual assault reform. While I do agree with the punishments proposed, as well as with the requirement of universities to report cases of sexual assault to the police, I cannot advocate a bill which requires military service men and women to subject themselves to the authority of civilian police. A university may be dubbed an institution, but the military itself is a part of the federal government. The two should not be placed on the same…

Muckraker to Mole An Analysis of Investigative Journalist’s Role Throughout History – What is was, currently is and might be Introduction: This paper explores the development of investigative journalism from its early 20th-century beginnings of ‘muckraking, ' to its current function in today’s society. First examined is the history behind investigative journalism, detailing the original obligations of reporters such as Upton Sinclair and Seymour Hersh. Regardless of the name muckraker,…

Imagine sitting in a courtroom and being on trial for a very serious capital offense. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is a possible sentence for this terrible crime. Watch as the public defense lawyer in charge of the case ruins any chance of a lesser punishment … because he is drunk. This is exactly what happened to Robert Hosley. According to Marc Bookman, Hosley went to trial for committing a capital offense: murdering a police officer. His public defense lawyer, Andy Prince,…