The Art of Law Enforcement: Three Things you must always remember, as a Law Enforcement Officer

By Dr. Reinaldo Irizarry Sr. PhD

Dr. Reinaldo Irizarry, Sr., Ph.D., is a distinguished author who delves into the mysteries of the universe with fervor. Born on February 9th, 1944, in Puerto Rico, he relocated to the United States in 1950, where he received part of his primary education in New Yo

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Liberty Writers
• Release date: May 2, 2024
• ISBN: 9798869355539

Book preview

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all the young men and women who are anticipating in seeking the career in law enforcement. Understanding that it is the only profession with the ability to take freedom away from any citizen in this country. It is also the profession, which is considered as the ultimate weapon against crime, which no other profession has. A profession that must be present in any society if there is to be law and order throughout a free land.

Contents

Dedication

The Three Pillars of the Criminal Justice System.

Law Enforcement.

The Court System

The Correctional System

Federal and State Jurisdiction

Court Jurisdiction

Administrative Jurisdiction

What Is Constitutional Policing?

What authority does a U.S. Marshal have?

What exactly does a U.S. Marshal do?

What cases do U.S. Marshals investigate?

The United States Marshal Service This is who we are

The United States Capital Police Force and Its’ Subsidiaries Partners

The FBI and Its Responsibilities.

What are the Duties of the Secret Service?

The Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA

Border Patrol Overview

Shield of the GSA, General Services Administrations.

Federal property and buildings.

DOJ SEAL - HISTORY AND MOTTO

Sheriffs in the United States.

Sheriffs in the United States fall into three broad categories:

Duties and responsibilities of the sheriff's office.

How many police departments are in the United States?

1. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is the biggest in the nation.

2. Chicago Police Department (CPD).

3. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

4. Philadelphia Police Department (PPD).

U.S. Police Presence

A list of the Largest Police Departments in the US.

The City of Miami Police Department of the State of Florida.

Organizational structure.

Divisions and sections.

North District.

Central District.

South District.

Prior to issuing the semi-automatic Glock pistols, *

MPD officers were issued the Smith and Wesson model 64, *

The Smith and Wessen 67.

Chief's Special revolver also in 38 Special.

A typical set of criteria dictated as follows.

Police Training

Equipment

Firearms

Less-lethal weapons.

Special Weapons and Tactics. Swat

Armor and vests.

Body-worn camera

Police Communications.

National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System

Types of law enforcement agencies

Police Functions

Police Service.

Accountability of Police Officers.

Cost of Police Misconduct Act.

Drones.

According to the Constitution of the United States, there are three levels in our justice system... They are The Federal, State and Local.

The Three Pillars of the Criminal Justice System.

The US criminal justice system is a huge and complex piece of civic machinery with millions of working parts. Wrapping your head around the scale of a system that provides theoretically fair criminal justice to 327.2 million Americans can be incredibly stressful while at the same time fulfilling and rewarding.

While it is a bit of an oversimplification, the criminal justice system can be rendered down into three basic pillars, so if you are interested in a career in the justice system, such as becoming a legal assistant, and want to expand your knowledge of this vital government mechanism, here is our guide to the three pillars of the criminal justice system.

Law Enforcement.

Law enforcement is the first and most visible pillar of the US criminal justice system. The police, sheriffs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the (Drug Enforcement Administration) DEA, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and even the Border Patrol are there to enforce the law.

Law enforcement in the US is split between federal, State, and local law enforcement. Local law enforcement might consist of local police and more state-specific organizations such as the Texas Rangers. Each of these organizations only has a mandate, or jurisdiction, to operate within its own state.

Federal law enforcement has jurisdiction that extends across state lines and is made up of a wide range of agencies with different mandates, such as the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the ATF, United States Customs and Border Protection, National Park Ranger Service, Veterans Affairs Police and even the law enforcement arm of the Postal Service, the United States Postal Inspection Service.

The Court System

The US court system is split along similar lines as law enforcement. Local state courts handle trials that involve matters such as family law, traffic violations, wills and estates, and most contracts and criminal cases.

The federal courts head cases that deal with interpreting the U.S. Constitution, bankruptcy, disputes between states and maritime disputes. The federal court system is further split into district courts, who make the majority of judgments; appeals courts, who are there to determine if the law was applied correctly by the district and state courts, and the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the nation and has the final say on the constitutionality of all laws.

The Correctional System

Contrary to what many people believe, the correctional system doesn’t just deal with prison and prisoners. In fact, the correctional system includes a variety of correctional facilities, such as jails, which are used to hold suspects awaiting trial; juvenile detention centers, which hold offenders under the age of 18 and prisons with various levels of security, which depend on the types of crimes offenders have committed.

What does jurisdiction mean? For that matter, when is something a federal, state, or local matter and who can enforce which laws? How is this determined?

Federal and State Jurisdiction

The primary distinctions between areas of jurisdiction are codified at a national level as part of the U.S. Constitution. The framers of the Constitution set aside certain rights and obligations as things that should be handled by state governments, while others needed to be handled by the federal government. While this