Narcotics Strike Force

Do You know what L.E.A.D. stands for? It stands for Law Enforcement Against Drugs. Over the course of the L.E.A.D. program I learned the effects of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. I also learned about how to handle peer pressure and set goals.

In today’s Army, we as leaders have become inundated with having to know every little piece of information out there that we have become afraid to make certain tactical decisions for fear of not doing it

The Patriot Act comprises of communication tools against terrorism such as information sharing across law enforcement agencies in the United States, and new investigative tools used to find and prevent terrorism. These tools provided in this act aid to national security by finding, and terminating terrorists and terrorism conspiracies. Information sharing between Federal agencies, and state and local agencies allows state and local law enforcement to understand what terrorism entails and how to prevent and look for terrorism acts in their communities. In the same sense intelligence officers can discuss anti-terrorism efforts with federal law enforcement. They can now improve the way they coordinate how to prevent terrorism and how to appropriately stop a known plot.

Homeland security has been designed in order to better their actions in defense against evolving terrorist threats. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security affect resources designated for local criminal justice organizations. This is mainly because; the homeland security information network has to securely collaborate with partners across geographic and jurisdictional boundaries on weapons and other resources. They redirect resources used by local criminal justice agencies to combat crime (Stojkovic, Kalinich&Klofas, 2011). This is due to the goals and environments change that outpace technology and resources available to the criminal justice administrators.

According to report described on Wednesday afternoon by Lt. Marshall it all began with team officers assigned at their hided locations for take down in Oak Park at 12:23pm. Officer Salazar and Officer Gibson arrival at the scene in a baby blue 1971 Chevy Vega at 12:27pm. Officer Salazar emerges out of the 1971 Chevy Vega and approaches two African American drug dealers at 12:28pm. Officer Salazar made a deal with the drug dealers at 12: 32pm and collect for a drug bust at 12:35pm. Undercover drug bust spun out of control when a 2009 red Toyota Corolla with tinted window drove at the scene and began to fire shots at 12:36pm. Drug dealer number one and two were shot and killed by drive by Toyota Corolla suspects from gunfire at 12:38pm. Suspects

According to a white paper conducted by the Intelligence Committee of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), both law enforcement and intelligence organizations recognize the need to collaborate, share, and exchange information. However, the events leading up to 9/11 document how the legal and artificial boundaries between them created a serious impediment to protecting the country. First this paper will discuss some of the reasoning and initiatives behind the development of information sharing between the Intelligence Community (IC) and law enforcement agencies; and this paper will also discuss the similarities and difference between Title 50 United States Code (U.S.C.) intelligence activities to law enforcement information gathering/sharing. Apparently, the consensus is that, the IC and the law enforcement agencies need to share more information, that include operational strategies and tactics—especially those focused on transnational issues such as terrorism, drugs, counterintelligence, and weapons of mass destruction—needed to be better integrated.

and destroy the violators at a national level. They work right in our local communities as well. They are the ones investigating to be able to take down the gangs and drug dealers that bring terror and crime into our neighborhoods. The Drug Enforcement Administration seizes assets of any sort that are used in drug trafficking or intended to be used for such. Another topic most people do not realize or think about is the use of legal drugs. Anything legal can become illegal if someone chooses to make it that way. The distribution and manufacturing of legal drugs is a huge problem. The Drug Enforcement Administration, under the Controlled Substances Act, has the responsibility to enforce the laws surrounding this act.

The purpose of OPSEC is to reduce the vulnerability of US forces from adversary exploitation of critical information or indicators. The process is a systematic method used to identify, control, and protect critical information and subsequently analyze friendly actions associated with military operations. This includes analyzing the enemy collection means, or sensors, which can observe friendly activities and forward on to senior leadership. Most times this information is not overt like finding top secret plans but rather “it is little indicators, puzzle pieces, that when combined with other indicators, loudly shout ‘Here I am!’ to the enemy.

Prior to 9/11, the structural framework of the U.S. national security apparatus was based on “organizational stovepiping.” In other words, various government agencies pursued their own goals and objectives in the absence of any real measure of synchronicity and outside of a larger strategic context. The lack of synchronization among government agencies was the main cause of the inability of the U.S. national security apparatus to prevent the 9/11 terror attacks from taking place. This is evidenced by the fact that the 9/11 Commission cited deficiencies in information-sharing and coordination among government agencies, both of which are essential to strategic agency synchronization, as the primary reasons

The Human Resources Sergeant has to continue to strive to balance their role as a leader of the Army, and this is no easy feat. The continuous challenge for the strategic leaders of the Army since the latter decades of the 19th century when the U.S. Army was professionalized has been to keep the Army “balanced.” (p. 8). Balancing the mission, Soldier care and family along with the administrative functions of the Human Resources Sergeant is crucial. In order to keep this nation secure and our soldier’s safe the Human Resource Sergeant must ensure that the proper documents are complete, as necessary. They must also be able to sustain continuity in the mission, which in turn will free the soldier of worry while deployed. This will build the trust factor between the personnel section and the service member as well as their leadership, and allow them to focus on their sworn

In this paper, the focus will be on three stakeholders: the manager, intelligence analyst, and the patrol officer. Their roles will be

These perils may occur through officer discontent, substandard work ethic, ethical deterioration, and officer complacency.

What is OPSEC? It’s a process of protecting little pieces of information that might grouped together to give the bigger picture. It is also protecting critical information deemed mission essential for military commanders. It is simply denying your adversary the information that they might need to harm you or the mission. The AR that covers OPSEC is AR 530-1 and goes over purposes, responsibilities, policy, procedures, training requirements, OPSEC review, assessment, survey, contract and subcontract requirements and special access programs. The reasons why we have OPSEC is because any vital information that the enemy can get their hands on can give them an advantage on the battle field or

In 2004, Antoine Jones, an owner and operator of a Washington D.C. night club, became the target of the FBI and Metropolitan Police Department in an investigation involving the trafficking of narcotics. Many investigative techniques were employed by the investigators which included visual surveillance of the night club, installation of a camera focused on the front door of the club, and a pen register and wiretap on Jones’s cellular phone. In 2005, with help from these techniques, enough information was acquired for the government to apply to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for a warrant. The warrant authorized the use of an electronic tracking device on Jones’s Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was registered in his wife’s name. The warrant was issued and authorized installation of the device in the District of Columbia and within 10 days. Officers decided on the 11th day to install the GPS underneath of his vehicle while it was in a public parking lot in Maryland. This device tracked Jones’s vehicles every move 24 hours a day for 28 days.

GCU offices need to have appropriate access controls to anticipate unapproved passage into secure areas. Finding the work force outside the capacity region limits the quantity of individuals approaching the capacity territory. Evidence needs to be handle by those of the investigate unit, keep in a secure room and GCU managers should determines who has access to the evidence.