(South Carolina, 2/2012) Many states also have state transport police, highway patrol, wildlife and game management officers, and alcohol beverage control (ABC) receiving their authority of the governor of a state (Ortmeier, 7/2005, p. 16) All state law enforcement agencies In addition to the agencies described above, South Carolina also has the Public Safety Officers within the Department of Mental Health. The public safety officers within department of mental health have full authority as other state police officers, but their main objective is to safeguard the mental staff members and clients (patients) at psychiatric hospitals, sexually violent predators (SVP) program, alcohol & drug addiction treatment center and mental health centers who provide out-patient care for clients. (Centers and …show more content…
Federal law enforcement officer have nationwide and some international however it is not a generalized authority for policing. Federal authorities under the scope of espionage, sabotage, and internal security laws as well as subversive activities, interstate flight to avoid prosecution, counterterrorism, and other federal laws not specific to another federal agency fall under the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (Ortmeier, 7/2005, p. 15) Illegal activities such as drugs and controlled substances are under the jurisdiction of Drug Enforcement Administration, while U.S. Marshals Service guards and transports federal prisoners, serves federal arrest warrants, and serves papers associated with lawsuits in federal courts. (Ortmeier, 7/2005, p. 15) In addition other duties of the U.S. Marshals, from a court perspective U.S. Deputy Marshals provide security in federal courts, which is a secured by sheriffs’ deputies in county courts. (Ortmeier, 7/2005, p. 14) While the FBI, DEA, and U.S. Marshals are the most noticeable federal law enforcement agencies, other federal agencies have law enforcement embedded within them such as the U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Transportation to just name a few. (Ortmeier, 7/2005, p.