AJ 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Frankpledge, United States Marshals Service, Transportation Security Administration
18 Aug 2020
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Most visible presence of government in us. Images of policing came mainly from fiction (law & order, without a trace, Provide security for the nations transportation systems\ Highest firearm qualification standards in the law enforcement community. Protect 1,900 miles of border with mexico and 5,000 miles of our border with. Originally established in 1865 solely to suppress the counterfeiting of us currency. Dual mission now: protection of national and international leaders and safeguard our financial infrastructure. #1 priority is to protect the us from terrorist attacks. Critical language: arabic, chinese- all dialects, farsi, hebrew, hindi, japanese, Nations oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency 1789. Serve as the enforcement arm of the federal courts. Apprehend more than half of all federal fugitives, protect the federal judiciary, operate the witness security program, transport federal prisoners, seize criminal property. Organizational stress- scheduling changes irregular work hours, detailed rules and procedures.
