Quotation marks would only have to be used on thoughts if the<br />thoughts were someone else's. If the thoughts came from a book, computer source, or some other source, then quotation marks should be used. However, the writer of the essay does not have to quote his or her <i>own</i> thoughts.
As of 2011, there are at least 25,000 sworn (and armed) law enforcement officers working for federal agencies not traditionally associated with law enforcement, and 3,800 of them were specifically criminal investigators.
According to Homeland security research , the U.S. federal Homeland Security and Homeland Defense includes 187 federal agencies and departments , including the National Guard of the United States , the Federal Emergency Management Agency , the United States Coast Guard , U.S. Customs and Border Protection , U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , ...