TCU - Federal Law Enforcement - Test 1
what were some of the previous names for ATF?
"Prohibition Unit" "Alcohol Tax Unit" "Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division"
what were federal law enforcement's primary responsibilities?
- enforcing taxes and tariffs - serving Federal Judiciary - securing public facilities - protecting postal facilites
what were some of the reasons for the expansion of federal law enforcement?
-lawlessness was rampant -KKK was formed in 1865
how many international offices does the ATF have?
11 international offices in 8 countries
how many full time federal law enforcement agents in America?
120,000
how many FBI agents?
13,000 agents about 36,000 employees in general
how long has Kenny Velton been an ATF officer?
14 years
when was the US Attorney's office created
1789
when did Congress impose the first tax on imported spirits and who was in charge of overseeing the collection of the taxes?
1789 and the department of treasury
when was the US Postal System created?
1792
When was the Office of Instructions and Mail Depredations created?
1830
when was the Secret Service created?
1865
when was the DOJ created?
1870
when was the US Forest Service created?
1905
when was the FBI created?
1908
when was the National Park Service developed?
1916
what year did J. Edgar Hoover become director of the Bureau?
1924
when did the ATF become a stand alone division within the Treasury Department?
1972
how many field offices does the ATF have?
25 field division
how long has John Skillestad been in the FBI?
26 years
how many inspector generals?
30 inspector generals
how many FBI field offices?
56 field offices
how many federal law enforcement agencies?
70 agencies
what is the conviction rate for the US Attorney's Office?
93%
how many judicial districts does the US Attorney's Office have?
94 judicial districts with 94 US Attorneys
who is the head of the head of the US Attorney's office?
Attorney General
who created the first Justice Department investigative unit?
Attorney General Charles Bonaparte
what were some of the scandals involving the ATF?
Branch Davidian Ruby Ridge Fast and Furious
what are some of the agencies that make up Homeland Security?
Customs and Border Protection ICE Secret Service
what makes up 80% of all FLE?
Department of Homeland Security
What are some of the agencies that make up the DOJ?
FBI DEA
what is the name for the federal law enforcement training center?
FLETC
what are the locations for FLETC?
Glencoe, Georgia Artisia, NM Cheltom, Maryland Charleston, SC
in 1862 what office did Congress create and under what department?
Office of Internal Revenue within the Treasury Department
who was the first law enforcement agency in Indian Territory?
US Marshals
who were the first law enforcement officers with exclusively a law enforcement mission?
US Marshals
what are the 3 types of ATF investigations?
adoptive reactive proactive
what are the functions of the ATF?
alcohol / tobacco trafficking organized crime explosives fire and arson illegal firearms trafficking
what did the Gun Control Act of 1968 do?
amended the National Firearms Act by extending coverage and providing cost-prohibitve taxes on explosives; imposed new and stricter penalties for federal crimes committed with firearms
what gave Congress the power to have a federal investigative law enforcement agency?
because of the interstate nature of the unlawful activities because of its regulation of interstate commerce under the US Constitution
what are some of the requirements for being an FBI special agent?
between ages of 23 and 37 bachelors degree 3 years of work experience physical fitness pass a security check
what was the Office of Internal Revenue charged with doing?
collect taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco products; also authorized to detectives to prevent, identify and enforce laws pertaining to tax evasion
what did the Tariff Act of 1789 do?
created US Customs which was the 1st Federal Agency of the Executive Branch and went under the Department of Treasury
what was the Bureau of Internal Revenue created as?
created to enforce tax laws and an intelligence unit from formerly postal inspectors
what are the 3 basic training programs?
criminal investigator training uniform police training land management training
what makes up 37% of all federal law enforcement?
criminal investigators
True or false: the ATF have a lot of agents
false - they have a small number of agents
what is the FBI motto?
fidelity, bravery, integrity
what are the 4 core values of the US Attorney's Office?
honesty and integrity respect for worth and dignity of each human equal justice under the law commitment to excellence
what must be tied in for the federal LE to get involved?
interstate commerce
what were some of the early duties of the FBI?
investigating violations of the Mann Act (1910) confronting foreign spies and saboteurs after the Espionage Act of 1917 investigate motor vehicle theft kidnapping bank robbery
how did 9/11 change the FBI?
made the FBI more about terrorism rather than crime more of an intelligence agency
what is the US Revenue Cutter Service?
prevent smuggling and piracy only naval force until US Navy armed customs enforcement service
what is the largest federal criminal investigative agency and what department do they fall under?
the FBI and they fall under the DOJ
what law lead the ATF to get involved in firearms cases?
the National Firearms Act of 1934
when the DOJ created when did they take over?
the US Marshals
who is the primary federal department responsible for law enforcement at the national level?
the department of justice
what did the S.C. rule in Gibbons vs. Odgen?
they ruled that the Commerce Clause gave Congress the broad authority to regulate commercial matters
what did the Secret Service use to practice prior to the creation of the FBI?
they would loan their special agents to other governmental agencies after Congress passed a law saying that the federal government couldn't contract out private investigative agencies
what was the Secret Service original duties?
to fight counterfeit and forgery and then fraud against the government; they then got the task of protecting the president and fraud schemes against public lands
true or false - the constitution does not confer a general police power to the federal government but rather reserves the police power to the states
true