The Secret Service was created in 1865 as a federal law enforcement agency within the Treasury Department. It derives its legal authority from Title 18, United States Code, Section 3056. It was established for the express purpose of stopping counterfeiting operations which had sprung up in this country following the introduction of paper currency during the Civil War (Treasury, 2002, Online). The Secret Service maintains its role as guardian of the integrity of our currency, but today also investigates crimes involving United States securities, coinage, other government issues, credit and debit card fraud, and electronic funds transfer fraud. The most obvious of its other activities is executive protection, which began after the assassination of President McKinley in 1901(Treasury, 2002, Online). In the 1800s, America's monetary system was very disorganized. Bills and coins were issued by each state through individual banks, which generated many types of legal currency. With so many different kinds of bills in circulation, it was easy for people to counterfeit money. The Secret Service officially went to work on July 5, 1865. Its first chief was William Wood. Chief Wood, widely known for his heroism during the Civil War, was very successful in his first year, closing more than 200 counterfeiting plants. This success helped prove the value of the Secret Service, and in 1866 the National Headquarters was established in the Department of the Treasury building in Washington, D.C (Treasury, 2002, Online). During the evening of the same day President Lincoln established the Secret Service, he was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., by John Wilkes Booth. The country mourned as news spread that the President had been shot (White House, online). It was the first time in our nation's history that a President had been assassinated and it was the reason that the Congress eventually, after two more presidential assassinations, added Presidential protection to the list of duties performed by the Secret Service. Since 1901, every President from Theodore Roosevelt on has been protected by the Secret Service. In 1917, threats against the President became a felony and Secret Service protection was broadened to include all members of the First Family (White House, online). In 1951, protection of t... ... middle of paper ... ...clearance; and some positions require the applicant to take a polygraph examination. Applicants must be a citizen of the United States and posses the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of the respective position. References Bush, G.W. (2001), Patriot Act, Online at http://wwww.whitehouse.gov CIO Magazine, FBI And Secret Service Announce New Cyberthreat Reporting Guidelines For Businesses; Guidelines Mark First Standards Authorized by US Federal Law Enforcement (2002, Feb. 12), CIO Magazine,1 Emerson, S. (2002), American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us, New York: Simon & Schuster Miller, J.J. (2001, Oct. 15), Border Lines - What to do about immigration after 9/11: World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, National Review, 21 Secret Service, online at http://www.ustreas.gov/opc/opc0042.html#usss Timeline, online http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/indict-3.htm Timeline, (2001, Sept. 23), http://www.newsday.com/ny-uspent232380681sep23.story http://www.fas.org/irp/news/2001/09/dot091401.html Torco, T. (2004). Personal Interview. 4 November 2004. White House Kids, online http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/kids/inside/html/spring98-2.html
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 was a federal law enacted by congress in 1878 to restrict the federal governments from utilizing the Air Force and Army powers in civil law enforcement functions. The law ensures that civilian police agencies are directly responsible for all law enforcement functions in the United States, and the Armed Forces are responsible for fighting American wars abroad. The military can only be used as law enforcement in America if it specifically authorized.
Jeffrey David Simon, The Terrorist Trap: America's Experience with Terrorism, 2nd ed. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2001), 188-89.
The mission and values of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is up held with strong Constitutional values. Over the years since the FBI was created in 1908 by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. As a progressive during this time period Bonaparte applied his philosophy to forming the FBI with several corps of agents. His thought was that these men should have expertise and not political connections. With the U.S. Constitution based on “federalism” a national government with jurisdiction over matters that cross boundaries, such as interstate and foreign affairs.
U.S. President’s Commission on Organized Crime. The Impact: Organized Crime Today: Report to the President and the Attorney General. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1986.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was founded in 1908 when the Attorney General appointed an anonymous force of 34 Special Agents to be investigators for the Department of Justice. Before that, the DOJ had to borrow Agents from the U.S. Secret Service. In 1909, the Special Agent Force was renamed the Bureau of Investigation, and after countless name changes, it became The Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935.
The United States Marshal Service (USMS) is a part of the Department of Justice. The United States Marshal Service occupies ninety-four United States Marshals, all appointed by the president. One Marshal is appointed to each federal court district. The headquarters is located in Washington, D.C. This is the oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement service. Although this service is often overlooked, it is critical in maintaining order in law enforcement. This service arrests approximately 337 fugitives every day. In addition to having offices held in the United States, offices are also open overseas in Columbia, Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. The United States Marshal Service is responsible for detaining the most dangerous fugitives. This service provides many services which include managing prisoners, and sponsoring the Witness Security Program.
There are many theories of hidden secrets in Washington D.C. that some people believe to be real and others to be figments of people’s imagination. The group/fraternity most associated to these theories is the Freemasons. The Freemasons have been revealed in many movies but played a larger role more recently in movies like “National Treasure” and “The Lost Symbol”. With the story lines of these movies being based off of the history of the Freemasons, it has divided people into two separate groups, believers and spectators. The believers think that the masons actually planned and hid symbols into the streets and buildings of Washington D.C. while the spectators believe that these situations just occurred and are only coincidences.
In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge appointed J. Edgar Hoover as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Eileen Ahlin). The Bureau was in a fatal state with lax standards, corrupt agents, and agents who obtained the jobs through political connections rather than intelligence or skill. Most agents rarely carried guns or even made arrests; they played explicitly no role in enforcing the law. The FBI did not engage in most federal cases, which made it easier for criminals to get away with their crimes. Hoover had the drive to change the Bureau to a more efficient, modern organization. The 30s is the bulk of his work when he created a police labs and training facilities across the country, as well as developing a system for documenting finger prints. He laid out clear cut and precise standards, polices, and regulations to enforce – even if it meant bitterly criticizing his most trusted officers. Hoover hired new agents unlike the average cop and shady investigator the bureau had previously hired. Instead, the...
In 1949, the Central Inteligence Agency Act (also called "Public Law 110") was passed, permitting the agency to use confidential fiscal and administrative procedures and exempting it from many of the usual limitations on the use of federal funds. The act also exempted the CIA from having to disclose its "organization, functions, officials, titles, salaries, or numbers of personnel employed." It also created a program called "PL-110" to handle defectors and other "essential aliens" outside normal immigration procedures, as well as give those persons cover stories and economic support. The Central Intelligence Agency reports to U.S. Congressional committees but also answers to the President directly. The National Security Advisor is a permanent cabinet member responsible for briefing the President on pertinent information collected from all U.S. intelligence agenci...
The office of the United States Marshals was created by First Congress.On September 24, 1789, President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act until a law.
On Lincoln last day in office he signed into law the creation of the Secret Service. The Secret Service main task was not protecting the President of the United States it was protecting the United States currency. Back in the 1800s counterfeiting was becoming a big problem with the new paper money. So they were tasked to stop it which one of the big counterfeiters Benjamin Boyd he was the one making the counterfeit money then giving it to a gang to sell it for half the face value, then they would try to put it
The U.S customs service was initially established during 17th century by the first congress of the United States at 31 July 1789 under the fifth act, which emerged from the 2nd and 3rd act of the first congress of United States, which established the system of tariffs on imported goods and tonnages of ships. There was a urgent need of money to support the federal government so the founding father and member of congress imposed tariff on imports and tonnage of ships, and created a well-regulated customs service to ensure due collections. The department of custom services was then placed under the supervision of President Washington after the creation of department of treasury on September, 11, 1789, when the President appointed Alexander Hamilton as the first treasury secretary. In 1790 congress authorizes the treasury secretary to undertake the building of 10 customs revenue cutters. Customs collectors tasked with the design, building and selection of crews and captain, and management of marine’s revenue. In 1791 congress authorizes the president to utilize the marine’s revenue of U.S. for the safeguard of the U.S. nation. Afterward treasury secretary authorized to employ the special agents for the purpose of examining the account and books of the collectors of customs. Special treasury ...
Responsibility. It can be examined as multiple things. Abraham Lincoln once said “you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Which means no matter where you go or what you do you will always have some type of responsibility. Imagine yourself as a secret service agent. You have the responsibility of protecting the president of the United States. If anything was to happen to him the burden would be on that specific agent or even the whole cabal, which means you could lose respect or even the triumph of the situation. When this happens people trust you less, and people start thinking of you as a bad influence. Examples of responsibility, is following rules. It could be family rules, government rules such as obeying
“The main purpose of the secret service was to fight the counterfeiting of the U.S. currency” (Academic World Book). The Secret Service have a lot of responsibilities on their hands. They protect not only the president and other people in the white house, but also our country. If it wasn’t for them, people that are important would be hurt, even killed. It’s relevant because if it wasn’t for them we wouldn't have a president. Secret Service agents have to protect the president and their immediate families. There main subject is the president because he’s the most important. The Secret Service agents protect the president, vice president, and their immediate families. Secret Service agents have the greatest responsibilities than any other agents.
The Russian Secret Police were quite a menace to society. George Orwell portrayed them in