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Law Enforcement: Introduction to Exercise 1 - Understanding the functions of major federal agencies
What You Will Learn

This exercise focuses on major federal agencies and lists their functions.
Key Terms


Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATFE)
Coast Guard
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Inspector General
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
National Park Service
Postal Inspection Service
Secret Service
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Tribal police force
U.S. Marshals Service
Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

The following exercise is divided into three parts. Each of the parts contains the names of 4 or 5 federal agencies and 1-3 statements about each agency. These statements appear on the left side of the screen, one at a time. Click on the agency that the statement describes.
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