Historically, the first organized task forces were formed to address both drugs and bank robberies: DEA with state police as they managed drug investigations in the 1970s and the FBI with local police departments, also in the 1970s. Why? It is due in part to the mobility and technological advances used by criminals. Individual agencies can no longer fulfill their once individual missions alone.
It is impossible to watch the unfolding of dramatic crimes without seeing the hourly reports by a stable of law enforcement commanders around the media microphones while updates are given by several differing agency personnel. The investigations are usually those that cross jurisdictions and statutory authorities and, by their very nature, extremely complex. Back in the day, it was not unusual for a telephone call to be exchanged and often “turf battles” were conducted as citizens waited for results. Do not be misguided by the seemingly seamless way in which many of these cases are undertaken. The backstory of cooperation has all the interesting aspects of politics, organizational loyalty, credit claiming, and the responsibility of necessary resources (both human and equipment). Budgets drive many of these partnerships as does the agreement about seized property and media contact.
Take what you know about law enforcement agencies and bring them together to manage investigations previously run under autonomous circumstances. Interagency task forces have become a way in which law enforcement agencies manage complex investigations and the resources necessary to address them. It is noted that these agencies have long histories in which the organization has developed as, primarily, autonomous given its particular jurisdictional dictates (both geographical and statutory). Historically, the types of interagency cooperation have taken the form of simple telephonic exchange of information; infrequent meetings while maintaining autonomy; ad hoc bodies that meet for the sole reason of one case and disperse after it is resolved; and permanent task forces that house members together on a daily basis. Agencies often have “contracts” delineating how the task force will be operated, with the mutual governance by commanders of all involved. It is important that you delineate the experience and how it was structured in your final paper.
Historically, the first organized task forces were formed to address both drugs and bank robberies: DEA with state police as they managed drug investigations in the 1970s and the FBI with local police departments, also in the 1970s. Why? It is due in part to the mobility and technological advances used by criminals. Individual agencies can no longer fulfill their once individual missions alone.
Main Elements
You are required to schedule and conduct an interview with the commander of a law enforcement agency within your community. You may schedule the interview with a designated member of the commander’s staff if he or she not available. Based upon your study in this course of law enforcement in America, you will accomplish a four-step process all to be graded and submitted for comment by the instructor (check the grading table in the syllabus for assigned points):
Step 1: Draft a list of questions to be explored during your interview.
Step 2: Draft an outline of your final paper.
Step 3: Submit final paper.
You are required to schedule and conduct an interview with the commander of a law enforcement agency within your community. You may schedule the interview with a designated member of the commander’s staff if he or she not available. Based upon your study in this course of law enforcement in America, you will accomplish a four-step process all to be graded and submitted for comment by the instructor (check the grading table in the syllabus for assigned points):
Step 1: Draft a list of questions to be explored during your interview.
Step 2: Draft an outline of your final paper.
Step 3: Submit final paper.
Although you have the latitude and discretion to develop the interview, it is vital you include the information studies in this course and the learning outcomes. The following components should be explored in your final paper:
1. Research and explore the varying forms of interagency cooperation that exist in this country. Be open to new ideas and best practices experienced by many law enforcement agencies in this area. When does it not work and why? And when does it work and why?
2. Research the impact of task force work on the crime problems they address.
3. Explore the feelings about turf battles and other issues associated with organizational cultures as opposed to the crime problems they address.
4. Compare and contrast the successes and failures and then devise an original solution.
2. Research the impact of task force work on the crime problems they address.
3. Explore the feelings about turf battles and other issues associated with organizational cultures as opposed to the crime problems they address.
4. Compare and contrast the successes and failures and then devise an original solution.
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