Starfleet Security
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The Starfleet Security agency is responsible for ship and personnel security aboard all Starfleet vessels and installations, as well as select United Federation of Planets outposts, vessels, and facilities. It is the role of the Security Officer to protect the vessel/facility as well as its crew in addition to maintaining and enforcing Starfleet Security regulations, procedures and policies. In addition, this agency is responsible for security clearances of all Starfleet and Federation personnel.
Starfleet Security, in close cooperation with Starfleet Intelligence, is responsible for counter-intelligence operations.
In conjunction with Federation Security, the agency is also responsible for the security of the Federation President, as well as members of the Federation Council and visiting alien dignitaries.
Jurisdictional Limits
The jurisdiction of Starfleet Security extends only to Starfleet vessels, stations and facilities and the Starfleet personnel stationed therein. As a branch of a naval organization, Starfleet Security does not have any significant jurisdiction over civilians. In situations where a civilian commits a crime within a Starfleet facility, Starfleet Security has authority to detain the accused until such time as they can be remanded to the appropriate civilian authorities.
Jurisdictional authority should not be interpretted as being limited to the vessel on which an officer serves. Though a visiting officer must always report to the department head, a security officer serving aboard the USS Victory has as much jurisdictional authority for arrest and detention aboard Deep Space 17 as she does aboard her own ship.
Starfleet Security has absolutely no jurisdiction on non-Starfleet colonies or installations, regardless of their status as Federation members.
Jurisdictional Exception
The above jurisdictional limits can be suspended in exceptional cases only if inaction would result in failure to uphold the Starfleet Security primary mandate of ensuring the safety of ship and crew.
Sub-sections of Starfleet Security
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Related Entities
Starfleet Intelligence
- Despite an occassionally adversarial relationship, Starfleet Security and Starfleet Intelligence are two very intertwined entities. The mandate of both organisations includes maintaining the safety and security of Starfleet, its ships, facilities and installations as well as its personnel. Starfleet Security officers are frequently involved in Starfleet Intelligence operations.
Starfleet Marines
- Despite a frequently adversarial relationship, Starfleet Security and Starfleet Marines are often forced to work together in various capacities. In some instances, Starfleet Marines may even be placed under the command of a Starfleet Security officer and may be required to supplement the security forces of a Starfleet vessel or installation.
Federation Security
- A civilian law enforcement agency, Federation Security provides very similar services to non-Starfleet Federation vessels and facilities that Starfleet Security provides to naval vessels and facilities.
Local/Regional Law Enforcement
- Though interaction between Starfleet Security and regional law enforcement agencies is not a regular occurance, it does happen. In all but the most exceptional of cases, civilian authority is deemed to hold precendence over Starfleet Security. This is, of course, assuming the incident in question occurred in the jurisdiction of the civilian authority.
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