U.S.
Marshals Service
Leslie
K. Penny
Research
Assignment #2.1
Chancellor
University
Abstract
The following essay
provides a structured overview of the U.S. Marshals Service. Answering questions about the services
history, mainly the date it came into fruition, the services primary
jurisdiction or job, top investigative priority, current director of the
Marshals Service, and basic education requirements for joining the Marshals
Service.
U.S.
Marshals Service
Justice. Integrity. Service., (U.S. Marshals Service). These three words, this mantra, describes the
honor code of the U.S. Marshals Service.
The US Marshals have a long history providing services such as
protecting federal judges and courts to transporting and managing prisoners, (U.S. Marshals Service). Along with a history background referencing
when the U.S. Marshals began, this short essay will also cover their primary
jurisdiction (what they investigate), their top investigative priority, the
current director of the Marshals service and the basic education requirements
for becoming a U.S. Marshal.
According to the U.S. Marshals fact sheet, the Marshals service
is our "nation's oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement
agency". A historical timeline on the U.S. Marshals website explains that
the Marshal service originated on September 24, 1789, following the passage of
the first Judiciary Act (Historical Timeline). Another source provided a more in depth
explanation of the establishment of the U.S. Marshals Service. Two hundred years ago, President George
Washington, selected the very first 13 individuals to make up the US Marshals
Service (History). The site goes on to say that as the country
extended more Westward in the 1880's, the Marshals Service also expanded with
Marshals given positions in areas that became new states where they carried
with them, from the Federal government, complete law enforcement authority (History).
When the Marshals Service began 200 plus years ago their
goal was to enforce law and order on an otherwise unpredictable frontier. Fast forward to today, the Marshals Service
has added many more duties to their repertoire.
Primary tasks include Judicial Security such as protecting federal
Judicial officials (Judges, Attorneys and jurors) which is also their top
priority or, as the US Marshals website states, "is a core mission for the
U.S. Marshals" (U.S. Marshals Service). Other duties include fugitive investigations
and fugitive apprehension, special missions and programs, witness security
program, justice prisoner and Alien transportation system, prisoner operations,
asset forfeiture program, and to serve court documents.
The Director for the U.S. Marshals Service is John Clark
who was sworn in on March 17, 2006 (Director John Clark). The site further explains that John Clark is
the first career Deputy Marshal selected as Director. Since Mr. Clark has been Director, resources
in the USMS have increased forty percent which helps to combat violent crime,
especially those against children, and to support programs that stress
enforcement and prevention (Director John Clark). He has also supervised "a national
violent crime reduction strategy that has dramatically strengthened USMS
partnerships with state, local, and tribal law enforcement, leading to hundreds
of thousands of arrests of violent fugitives, including violent and repeat sex
offenders and gang members" (Director John Clark). Mr. Clark has overseen many other ideas for
improvement and programs helping him to receive "Director of the
Year" in 2007 (Director John Clark).
If one wanted to follow in Director Clarks footsteps,
making the Marshal Service their career, they would have certain requirements
that need to be met. These requirements
are all very important such as: "must
be a U.S. citizen, must be between the ages of 21 and 36, must have a valid
driver's license in good standing, must successfully complete a structured interview
and other assessments, must successfully complete a background investigation,
must meet medical qualifications, must be in excellent physical condition and
must undergo a rigorous 17 1/2 week basic training program" (Qualifications). However, in compliance with this short essay
the education requirement says one "must have a bachelors degree, three
years of qualifying work experience, or a combination of education and
experience equivalent to the GL-70 level" (Qualifications).
To conclude, the U.S. Marshals Service are a dedicated
group of individuals who don't see much spotlight in the media but play a very
important role in the criminal justice system, acting as security for
attorneys, personnel, jurors, public members of a court hearing as well as
prisoners and mainly witnesses. They have a long with standing, remarkable,
history who are led by a beneficial leader that enforces what the U.S. Marshal
Service stands for.
Works Cited
Director John Clark. (n.d.). Retrieved 09 15, 2012, from U.S. Marshals Service:
http://www.usmarshals.gov/contacts/clark.htm
Historical Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved 09 15, 2012, from U.S. Marshals
Service: http://www.usmarshals.gov/history/timeline.html
History. (n.d.). Retrieved 09 15, 2012, from Unites States
Marshals Posse: http://unitedstatesmarshalsposse.com/index.htm
Qualifications. (n.d.). Retrieved 09 15, 2012, from U.S. Marshals
Service: http://www.usmarshals.gov/careers/qualifications.html
U.S. Marshals
Service. (n.d.). Retrieved 09 15,
2012, from U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.usmarshals.gov/index.html
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