The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a law enforcement agency
within the U.S. Department of Justice. Its unique responsibilities
include protecting the public and reducing violent crime. ATF enforces
the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol and tobacco
diversion, firearms, explosives, and arson.
The Bureau is responsible for
the custody and care of more than 181,000 Federal offenders.
Approximately 85 percent of these inmates are confined in
Bureau-operated correctional facilities or
detention centers. The
remainder are confined through agreements with state and local
governments or through contracts with privately-operated community
corrections centers, detention centers, prisons, and juvenile
facilities.
The mission of the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances
laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and
civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent
jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of
organizations, involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of
controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in
the United States; and to recommend and support non-enforcement programs
aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on
the domestic and international markets.
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) is the investigative arm of the US Department of
Justice. The FBI's investigative authority can be found in Title 28,
Section 533 of the US Code. Additionally, there are other statutes, such
as the Congressional Assassination, Kidnapping, and Assault Act (Title
18, US Code, Section 351), which give the FBI responsibility to
investigate specific crimes.
The mission of the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network is to safeguard the financial system from the
abuses of financial crime, including terrorist financing, money
laundering, and other illicit activity.
The FLETC serves as an
interagency law enforcement training organization for 81 Federal
agencies (aka Partner Organizations). The Center also provides services
to state, local, and international law enforcement agencies
Interpol exists to help create
a safer world. Its aim is to provide a unique range of essential
services for the law enforcement community to optimize the international
effort to combat crime.
The Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest
and most versatile federal law enforcement agency. Since 1789, federal
marshals have served the nation through a variety of vital law
enforcement activities. Ninety-four U.S. marshals, appointed by the
president or the U.S. attorney general, direct the activities of 94
district offices and personnel stationed at more than 350 locations
throughout the 50 states, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. Each district, and the District of Columbia
Superior Court, is headed by a U.S. marshal. The Marshals Service’s
headquarters are located in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Marshals Service occupies a uniquely central position in the federal
justice system. It is involved in virtually every federal law
enforcement initiative. Approximately 4,800 deputy marshals and career
employees perform the following nationwide, day-to-day missions.
NIJ is the research,
development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and
is dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues. NIJ
provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to
meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and
local levels.
Spy and surveillance
equipment for police officers, cops, law enforcement. Includes
such security products as: Handcuffs, breathalyzers, hidden
cameras, metal detectors, bug detectors, GPS
tracking devices, police gear, and more
