CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Posse Comitatus Act, High Tech, Drug Enforcement Administration
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Crim 100 lecture 17 policing system key concepts. Posse comitatus act of 1878: limits the powers of local governments and law enforcement agencies in using federal military personnel to enforce the law. Jurisdiction: geographic limits that police officers are allowed to perform their duties. Uniform code of military justice (ucmj): governs the behaviors of military personnel and prescribe due process to be followed to determine guilt or innocence. Tribal police: provide law enforcement services on native american reservations. Office of tribal justice: coordinate tribal issues for the department of justice. Postal inspection service: responsible for security of u. s. mail and mail carriers. U. s. secret service: protects president, vice president, members of their families, candidates for president, and members of visiting foreign governments. Federal bureau of investigation (fbi): responsible for protecting the country from terrorist attacks, foreign intelligence and espionage, cyber-based attacks, and high-tech crimes endangering the country.
