Nature, Extent, and Proliferation of Federal Law Enforcement: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session ...

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Page 65 - Mr. McCOLLUM. We will move on now to our second panel, if we could, and as I introduce the panel, if they can come up, we should get some name plates and put them out there. They are very distinguished. Mr. BRYANT. Mr. Chairman, could I ask unanimous consent, while the members are coming up, to attach my opening statement to the record? Mr. McCOLLUM. Certainly. Your statement in total will be put into the record, without objection. [The prepared statement of Mr. Bryant of Tennessee follows:] PREPARED...
Page 17 - Law enforcement officer means an employee, the duties of whose position are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States, including an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.
Page 24 - We reported in 1993' that although these authorities and the agencies' enforcement tools were complementary, poor coordination between the agencies was impeding investigation efforts and adversely affecting individual cases. The agencies concluded agreements in 1993 to improve their cooperation efforts. 7Drua Control: Inadequate Guidance Results in Duplicate Intelligence Production Efforts (GAO/NSIAD-92-153 , Apr.
Page 72 - To name just a few, there are the following: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the Secret Service; the Customs Service; the Border Patrol; as well as various Inspector Generals. It would be difficult to explain to the public why the federal government needs so many different organizations conducting federal law enforcement.
Page 79 - ... equivalent. Other changes will, no doubt, suggest themselves as a result of your hearings. Most important, it should be re-emphasized that the role of federal law enforcement generally is to complement the role of state and local law enforcement, which, appropriately, combat the vast majority of crimes of concern to our citizens. • • • • • Again, I commend this Subcommittee) for conducting oversight into these important issues, and I thank you for permitting me to offer my opinions....
Page 20 - An early stage in any criminal law enforcement system is the detection and investigation of a possible crime. Agencies that report to the Attorney General and whose investigative efforts support the prosecutors include the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) . In addition, many other agencies outside DOJ, such as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) , the Customs Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) also provide major investigative...
Page 85 - Treasury has enormous criminal law enforcement responsibilities, as is amply demonstrated by the significant law enforcement jurisdictions of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Customs Service, the Secret Service and the Internal Revenue Service. Each of those organizations reports through Its chain of command to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 45 - Management Reform: Implementation of the National Performance Review's Recommendations (GAO/OCG-95-1, Dec. 5, 1994).
Page 95 - Division of the Internal Revenue Service; the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. These bureaus perform protective service financial investigations...
Page 17 - Under special retirement coverage afforded "law enforcement officers" in chapter 83 or 84 of Title 5 of the US Code, law enforcement officers, among others, generally may retire earlier and are covered by a more generous benefit formula than other federal employees. 2For the purposes of certain premium pay provisions, 5 US Code section 5541(3) provides that the term "law enforcement officer" means an employee who meets the definition of "law enforcement officer" under the retirement provisions of...

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