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Three levels of law enforcement
local, state, federal
Components within local law enforcement?
Police and sheriff
What do the police enforce?
Local city ordinances
Where can local police respond to in terms of emergency situations?
anywhere within city limits
Who operates jails?
both police and the sheriffs department
What is a crime prevention program that is run by local law enforcement?
neighborhood watch
Who serves arrest warrants, summons, and subpoenas?
Sheriff department
What type of crime prevention programs does the Sheriff's Office run?
DARE and GANGS
What is GANGS?
, Gang resistant education and training
Components of state law enforcement
Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Georgia State Patrol
What does the Department of Natural Resources do?
provide boater and hunter safety, and enforce wildlife protection law
What does the GBI do?
criminal investigations and runs the state crime lab
Who operates the state computerized criminal information database?
GBI
Components of Federal law enforcement
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Who/what does the FBI protect the US from?
terrorist attacks, foreign intelligence groups, espionage, cyber attacks, and high tech crimes
What does the FBI protect?
Civil rights
The FBI combats
major white-collar crimes, significant violent crimes, public corruption, and national criminal
organizations and enterprises
What are the three types of court systems?
Latest 2026
Three levels of law enforcement
local, state, federal
Components within local law enforcement?
Police and sheriff
What do the police enforce?
Local city ordinances
Where can local police respond to in terms of emergency situations?
anywhere within city limits
Who operates jails?
both police and the sheriffs department
What is a crime prevention program that is run by local law enforcement?
neighborhood watch
Who serves arrest warrants, summons, and subpoenas?
Sheriff department
What type of crime prevention programs does the Sheriff's Office run?
DARE and GANGS
What is GANGS?
, Gang resistant education and training
Components of state law enforcement
Department of Natural Resources, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Georgia State Patrol
What does the Department of Natural Resources do?
provide boater and hunter safety, and enforce wildlife protection law
What does the GBI do?
criminal investigations and runs the state crime lab
Who operates the state computerized criminal information database?
GBI
Components of Federal law enforcement
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Who/what does the FBI protect the US from?
terrorist attacks, foreign intelligence groups, espionage, cyber attacks, and high tech crimes
What does the FBI protect?
Civil rights
The FBI combats
major white-collar crimes, significant violent crimes, public corruption, and national criminal
organizations and enterprises
What are the three types of court systems?
