Author: Stephen Lord
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: federal, law, enforcement, agencies, selected, counterparts, qualifications, comparison, demographic, characteristics, marshals
Number of Pages: 12
Published: 2010-11
ISBN-10: 1437925529
ISBN-13: 9781437925524

U.S. Marshals should possess certain minimum characteristics in order to serve: (1) a minimum of 4 years of command-level law enforcement (LE) management duties, incl. personnel and budget, in a LE agency; (2) experience in coordinating with other LE agencies; (3) college-level academic experience; and (4) experience in or with county, state, and fed. court systems or experience with protection of court personnel, jurors, and witnesses. This report addresses the following questions (1) To what extent do the U.S. Marshals possess the four suggested minimum characteristics? (2) To what extent ar

Author: Cathleen A. Berrick
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: benefit, improved, planning, controls, could, service, security, federal, air, marshal, aviation
Number of Pages: 42
Published: 2006-03-01
ISBN-10: 1422304612
ISBN-13: 9781422304617

The U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) has undergone a number of changes in recent years, including a 2003 transfer from the Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) to the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Bureau (ICE), & a 2005 transfer from ICE back to TSA. A key aspect of federal air marshals' operating procedures is the discreet movement through airports as they check in for their flight, transit screening checkpoints, & board the aircraft. This report discusses FAMS's: (1) transfer to ICE & key practices that could facilitate its return to TSA; & (2) management of mission-related i

Author: Glenn A. Fine
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: security, program, audit, report, facilities, judicial, states, marshals, service�s, oversight, united
Number of Pages: 81
Published: 2011-04
ISBN-10: 1437943225
ISBN-13: 9781437943221

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is the primary provider of court security services to the federal judiciary. The USMSżs Judicial Facilities Security Program provides two main services to more than 400 U.S. federal court facilities nationwide: (1) court security officers (CSO); and (2) security systems and equipment, including X-ray machines, surveillance cameras, duress alarms, and judicial chambers entry control devices. The CSOs deployed by the USMS to federal court facilities are contract workers procured through contracts with private security firms in each of the 12 federal judicial cir

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: improve, coordination, cooperation, action, taking, fugitive, apprehension, agencies, federal
Number of Pages: 42
Published: 2004-08-30
ISBN-10: 0788123076
ISBN-13: 9780788123078

A review of the U.S. Justice Department's 1988 policy on federal fugitive apprehension. Identifies fugitive apprehension responsibilities of the FBI, the DEA, and the USMS (U.S. Marshals Service) and establishes conditions and coordination procedures for exceptions to these responsibilities. Determines extent and nature of any interagency coordination problems amongst the agencies, what actions had been or could be taken to address them. Charts and tables.

Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: european, countries, eastern, forces, armed, uniforms
Number of Pages: 158
Published: 1997-01
ISBN-10: 0788138073
ISBN-13: 9780788138072

An illustrated compendium, in full color, of the uniforms of the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, & Yugoslavia prior to the end of the Cold War. Covers: Marshals & Generals, Air Force uniforms, female uniforms, branch insignia, shoulder boards & sleeve stripes, hat emblems, collar tabs & branch insignia, officer hat & collar insignia, traffic regulators, special uniforms, Naval Forces, KGB uniforms, student shoulder boards, Interior Ministry, parade & service uniforms, Civil Defense uniforms, & much more.

Author: Eileen R. Larence
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: identifying, disagreements, among, agents, process, improve, enforcement, coordination, doj, could, law
Number of Pages: 74
Published: 2011-08
ISBN-10: 1437985580
ISBN-13: 9781437985580

According to the FBI, an estimated 1.3 million violent crimes occurred nationwide in 2009. The Dept. of Justice (DoJ) law enforcement components -- the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Admin.; FBI, and U.S. Marshals Service -- have overlapping jurisdiction over violent crime investigations, specifically when they involve illegal drugs, gang violence, firearms, explosives, arson, and fugitive apprehension. This report assessed the extent to which selected agents are clear on their agencies' roles and responsibilities, and how components determine and coordin

Author: Richard L. Skinner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: passengers, aboard, northwest, flight, suspicious, handling, department, homeland, security�s, review
Number of Pages: 51
Published: 2009-08
ISBN-10: 1437915280
ISBN-13: 9781437915280

Presents the results of a review of DHSżs handling of suspicious passengers and activities aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to L.A. on June 29, 2004. On this flight, 13 Middle Eastern men behaved in a suspicious manner that aroused the attention and concern of the flight attendants, passengers, air marshals, and pilots. The objectives of this review were to: (1) determine the specific circumstances relating to Flight 327, including DHSżs handling of the suspicious passengers before boarding, during flight, and after the plane landed; and (2) identify any lessons learned as a