Agencies in Public Safety Worksheet

1. There are two branches of public safety agencies working together to keep the American public safe: (a)   and criminal justice agencies.

2. Fire departments, emergency medical service teams (also called EMS teams), and law enforcement agencies make up the emergency response agencies. These agencies are often called (a)   because they

are the first agencies on the scene of an emergency.

3. EMS teams provide (a)   to

patients on the scene of an incident.

4. Criminal justice agencies are responsible for preventing and reducing crime, as well as (a)   criminal offenders.

5. Once an individual is charged with a crime by a law enforcement agency, the court

system steps in to judge whether the individual is guilty, and to determine the punishment for (a)   .

6. Public agencies, like law enforcement, are (a)  

and local taxes, while private security firms are paid by employers.