Federal Police?

Question

In Australia we have the Australian Federal Police. This police force is sent on law enforcement and peace keeping mission overseas like in the Solomon Is., East Timor etc. Is there a similar body in the USA?

First Guy, none of those are police forces

Answer 1

In the US, the closest you'll find are Military Police units of the US Army, if you're talking about international commitments and such.

If you're talking general purpose/mission, then it's probably the FBI. FBI have exchange missions across the world, branch offices all over the nation, one of the best crime labs in the world, and more. However, they don't get sent on peacekeeping missions. FBI is domestic only. They do consult with other law enforcement agencies all over the world though. A close second would be US Marshall Service.

The Federal Government have many different law enforcement agencies. The Secret Service guards the president and VP and former and also investigates some financial matters like fake money and such. There's also the Capitol Police which is in charge of US Capitol. There's also Federal Protective Service which are tasked with guarding Federal buildings such as Federal Courts and such. There's also US Marshall Service, the BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Enforcement) and the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency). And of course, there is the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) A few of these have been reorganized to go under the Department of Homeland Security, but they generally retain their separate identities.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Whats this about? It was on Wikpedia.

"On 27 December 2006, the Solomon Islands Government said it had taken steps to prevent the country's Australian police chief from returning to the Pacific nation. On 12 January 2007, Australia replaced its top diplomat expelled from the Solomon Islands for political interference in a conciliatory move aimed at easing a four-month dispute between the two countries."

Answer 4

I don't quite understand the question, are you referring to police in general around Australia which are located in every state and using that to compare with the Australian Federal Police (AFP). You should perhaps look up Wikipedia for an instant guide, although its not very accurate; it should give you a run down as to what the differences are. The Australian Federal Police is almost your equivalence to America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); they only look at anything that threaten's Australia's interests in relation to crime. There are other organisations that do the same; but they do not carry firearms and some of which can only act in conjunction with the AFP's involvement. The AFP to join their police ranks requires you to have a minimum tertiary qualification of a Bachelor's Degree or higher; the general age of entry for the AFP is 27 years old. The physical examination is harder than almost every other state run police organisation. Furthermore, you also have to be an Australian citizen to join. Whereas with most other state policing organisations, you can also be a Permanent Resident in joining. Although some policing organisations may have changed their entrance intake policies. State police, whether Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and ACT; only have jurisdictional powers within their state; where you should look at the Crimes Act for each state that will tell you what crimes the local state police enforce; plus you should refer to the individual policing websites of their police powers. The Australian Federal Police looks at crimes that related to all of Australia, they have special legislation for their organisation similarly to other policing authorities in the federal government. Examples are Terrorism, Drugs, Cybercrime, Illegal Arms, Human Trafficking, et cetera. As previously mentioned, the application process is very vigorous and it will be hard; as you will have an aptitude and psychometric test to determine your suitability to get in; they look at your personality as well as your character.

Answer 5

The National Guard is as close as you are going to get to a force like that. Our police are only for domestic issues. They do no peace keeping missions. Those are handled by the military.

Answer 6

Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force

Answer 7

The FBI is the only non-military law enforcement agency in the US who can legally investigate criminal matters outside of the US.
For missions like you described, we use our military, since it is so huge, and - even when we are at war - under utilized.

Answer 8

We have DOD Police. They call themselves "Federal" but they are really over paid Security Guards.