Question | Answer |
Police chief term of office | Indefinite |
Sheriff's term of office | 4 years |
Size of "average" police department | 2 to 4 officers |
Rank of Top Management | Chief or Sheriff |
Rank of Middle Management | Captain and Major |
Rank of First Line Supervisor | Sergeant and Liutenant |
Determines Policy | Top Management |
Activates department policy | Middle management |
Oversees the work of line officers | First Line Supervisor |
Example of Municipal police agency | Lexington Police DepartmentColumbia Police Department |
Example of Sheriff's Department | Lexington County Sheriff's Department |
How does the Sheriff get his/her job | Elected by the people |
How does the police chief get his/her job | Appointed by the city council and mayor |
Investigates counterfeit money | Secret Service |
Oldest Federal law enforcement agency | U. S. Marshal |
Newest federal law enforcement agency | Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Head of the Department of Justice | Attorney General |
Head of the Department of Treasury | Secretary of the Treasury |
Head of the Department of Homeland Security | Secretary of Homeland Security |
Training academy for most federal agencies | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center |
In what city is the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center? | Glencoe, Georgia |
Runs the N. C. I. C. program | Federal Bureau of Investigations |
Which federal agency is considered a part of the military | Coast Guard |
Only agency in the Treasury Department | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
Provides security at airports | Transportation Security Administration (TSA) |
Enforces Wildlife laws in South Carolina | Department of Natural Resources |
Enforces Highway laws in South Carolina | Highway Patrol |
Enforce Commercial vehicle traffic law | Transport Police |
Education Requirement in South Carolina for state and local agency | High School diploma |
Provides investigative assistance to other agencies | South Carolina Law Enforcement Division |
Minimum age to be a police officer in S.C. | 21 |
Federal agency that works for the Post office. | Postal inspector |
Automatically disqualifies you for ANY law enforcement job. | Lying on the application |
Enforces "voluntary compliance with the tax law" | Internal Revenue Services |
Patrols the U. S. Border for illegal aliens | Border Patrol |
Regulates who and what comes into the U. S. | Customs and Border Protection |
Enforces Federal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm laws | Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms |