SC CRJU 101 - Policing Continued (4 pages)

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CRJU 101 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I Policing Roles and functions Outline of Current Lecture II State Law Enforcement III County Level Police IV Municipal Police Departments V Policing Purpose and Organization VI Police Patrol Current Lecture State Law Enforcement State police Illinois Rhode Island o Statewide police organizations o Police services to unincorporated areas of a state Serve more suburban areas o Traffic enforcement on highways o SC does not have state police Highway Patrol Iowa California o Enforce traffic on the highways as well as criminal activities Drug trafficking o Investigations on the highways State investigative agencies o SC State and Law Enforcement Division SLED o Handle major state investigations narcotics organized crime terrorism kidnappings amber alerts o Assist local agencies Monks Corner SC doesn t have the capabilities to handle a murder case so SLED would come in and help Police shootings SLED investigates SLED has crime lab and DNA lab SLED runs background checks These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Limited Purpose Sate Law Enforcement Agencies o DNR University Police etc o USCPD has statewide jurisdiction o Limited jurisdiction o DNR protects wildlife fishing and game laws of the state Has a lot of power can seize everything pretty much County Level Police Sheriff Departments o Largest in US Los Angeles Co 9 900 o Largest in SC Richland Co over 700 sworn o Responsibilities Law enforcement in unincorporated areas Irmo City of Columbia Forest Acres Blythewood Sandhills etc Courts 5th circuit court Maintain the safety and security of the court Corrections run the county jail isn t the case in Richland county privately run jail is Alvin S Glenn o County Police Departments Provide law enforcement police services Municipal Police Departments City of Columbia City of Lexington town of Lexington City of