The Federal Bureau of Investigation had a wide
range of authority according to your text.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.fbi.gov)
and explain what the FBI actually does as a law enforcement agency in the
U.S.
In this chapter the U.S. Marshall is an extremely
large and diversified federal agency.
Internet Exercise:
Go to the website (www.usdoj.gov/marshals)
and summarize their history and duties.
In your text the Drug Enforcement Agency is
briefly discussed along with its functions.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.usdoj.gov/dea)
and give some examples of the DEA's duties from their mission statement.
The agency "Interpol" is known throughout
the world as your text mentions.
Internet Exercise: Go
to the website (www.interpol.int)
and explain whether this is an actual manned law enforcement agency, or some
other type of organization.
According to your text, there are all types
of law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Internet Exercise:
Go to the website (search.officer.com/agencysearch/)
and attempt to find out how many separate law enforcement agencies there are
in the U.S.
Internet Exercise: Click on your home state and take a look at the laws that have been labeled "dumb" by the creators of this web site.
Do you agree/disagree that the laws listed for your home state are "dumb?" Why or why not?
CyberLawEnforcement.org describes itself as a network of law enforcement officers, who specialize in cybercrime investigation, training other law enforcement officers and assist cybercrime victims online. Go to their home page: (www.cyberlawenforcement.org/index.html)
Internet Exercise: After you have read the contents of the home page for this organization, click on, "Our Mission." After you have examined the contents, respond to the following:
What are the four main goals of the Cyberlaw Enforcement Organization?
Do you think that this kind of volunteer law enforcement effort is effective? Why or why not?
