American Policing Structure and Law Enforcement Agencies

Flashcards introducing the structure of American policing, federal agency authority, CODIS, and state law enforcement agencies.

American Policing Jurisdictions

The three major legislative and judicial levels of policing in the United States, consisting of Federal, State, and Local jurisdictions.

Federal Law Enforcement Distribution

The distribution of federal law enforcement agencies across 14 U.S. government departments and 28 nondepartmental entities.

Federal Law Enforcement Officer Authorizations

The specific legal authorizations granted to federal officers: to conduct criminal investigations, execute search warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

A federal law enforcement agency tasked with taking the lead on terrorism investigations and managing the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

CODIS (Combined DNA Index System)

A computerized database of DNA profiles of offenders convicted of serious crimes, managed by the FBI.

Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Examples

Major federal entities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Secret Service, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

State Law Enforcement Agencies

State-level enforcement entities including alcohol law enforcement agencies, port authorities, state police, fish and wildlife agencies, state bureaus of investigation, state university police, highway patrols, state park services, and weigh station operations.