Chapter 2: Organizing Public Security in the United States

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Local control

The formal and informal use of local or neighborhood forms of government and measures to deter abhorrent behaviors

LEMAS

Statistical reports on law enforcement personnel data issued by the National Institute of justice under its Law Enfor. Man. and Adm. Sta. pr

Sworn law enforcement employee average

Number of sworn law enforcement employees for each 1,000 residents

Centralized model of state law enforcement

Combines the duties of major criminal investigations with the patrol of state highways

Decentralized model of state law enforcement

Makes a clear distinction bw traffic enforcement on state highways and other state-level law enforcement functions

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

The research arm of the U.S. Justice Department

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)

A national clearinghouse of criminal justice information maintained by the National Institute of Justice

Walking

The practice of having weapons move across the border illegally

Straw buyers

People with no criminal record who purchase guns for criminals or illegal immigrants who cannot legally buy them

Joint federal and local task forces

Use of federal, state, and local law enforcement agents in a focused task force to address particular crime problems

Largest police department in the U.S.

NYPD

Largest county police department in the U.S.

Miami-Dade County, Florida

Largest sheriff's office in the nation

Los Angeles County sheriff department

Largest state law enforcement agency

California highway patrol

U.S. Marshal

Transportation of prisoners

Drug Enforcement Administration

Transportation of drugs

U.S. Secret Service

Protection of President/Family

IRS

Deals with counterfeit money

Highest law enforcement average

District of Columbia

Lowest law enforcement average

Washington

Largest special jurisdiction agency in the U.S.

Port Authority of NY and NJ Police Department

Largest Indian law enforcement agency

Navajo nation in Arizona

Oldest federal law

U.S. Postal Service