Mass Effect C Sec Academy Location

Citadel Security Services

Citadel Security Services, or C-Sec, handles police force enforcement on the Citadel. It is a volunteer police service answering to the Citadel Quango, and is headed by an Executor, who ofttimes liaises between C-Sec and the Council.

Structure

The chief of operations is the Executor, whose incumbent is a turian, Venari Pallin, whose office is located inside the Presidium Embassies, about the Citadel Belfry. The C-Sec Academy itself is located in the Lower Wards, partly due to the criminal offense levels in the surface area compared to the residual of the station.

Conforming their "public service" culture, it was the turians who offset proposed creating a police force forcefulness for the Citadel, which may be why more than half of all C-Sec officers are turian. Humans announced to form the largest minority, with at least 116 officers in the Zakera ward as of 2185, followed by salarians and asari. The 200,000 constables of C-Sec are responsible for maintaining public club in the densely populated Citadel, likewise as providing pirate suppression, community enforcement, and search-and-rescue throughout the Citadel and surrounding space.

Divisions

Enforcement: Uniformed officers who patrol the Citadel, dispense discipline for modest infractions, resolve disputes, and respond to emergencies.
Investigation: Detectives who gather evidence, solve crimes, and bring their perpetrators to justice.
Customs: Officers who screen the passengers and cargo that laissez passer through the Citadel's ports, confiscate contraband, and arrest smugglers.
Network: Technicians who deal with "cybercrimes", such as identity theft, copyright theft, hacking, viral attacks, and illegal AI. This divisions is as well chosen the C-Sec'due south E-Crimes division^[1].
Special Response: Officers who bargain with hostage situations, bombs, and heavily armed criminals. In the consequence the Citadel is attacked, they are the front line of interior defence, armed with military-grade weaponry.
Patrol: The ships crewed by the Patrol partition serve "coast guard" functions, such as search and rescue, piracy suppression, and interdiction of illegally transported materials. They are not used to defend the Citadel from naval set on; that chore is left to the Citadel Armada.

Recruitment

Joining C-Sec is prestigious; applicants must be sponsored by a Citadel Councilor or the administrator of an acquaintance Council race. By and large, applicants have many years of distinguished service in the military or constabulary forces of their respective race, but an inexperienced applicant with demonstrable talent volition be fairly considered. Most rookies are posted to the comparatively-calm Presidium to get some operational experience and familiarity with protocol earlier beingness assigned to the Wards.

Relations

While C-Sec enjoys a long and respected history with the Council itself, C-Sec and the Council'southward Spectres are ofttimes at odds. Many C-Sec members, notably Executor Pallin, believe that assuasive Spectres to be "higher up the law" is a dangerous practice. In turn, the Spectres are aggravated when C-Sec's dedication to procedure and due process hampers their investigations.

Many of C-Sec's own officers—normally detectives like Garrus and Harkin—occasionally find themselves at odds with C-Sec's strict regulations, likely in place to go along gild among so many different races and factions aboard the Citadel. As Harkin discovered, C-Sec is non above keeping files on its officers if the Executor feels disciplinary action may be warranted.

Mass Effect

In 2183, after the attack on Eden Prime, the Quango charged C-Sec to look into Saren Arterius and the Alliance's charge of treason. Finding no show to support the matter, the officeholder in charge, Garrus Vakarian, still wanted to pursue the consequence, until being told by Pallin to drib the case. Garrus, however, connected to investigate which eventually led to the Med Dispensary in the Wards. Hither, Garrus ambushed a group of thugs and saved Dr. Chloe Michel'southward life, with the aid of Commander Shepard. Dr. Michel offered her thanks and told them nigh the quarian who came to see her, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya. Garrus and so asked to join Shepard's team.

Detective Chellick was besides running an investigation nearly weapons smuggling and how it was getting onto the Citadel. Shepard has the opportunity to ruin the operation, only is talked down by Chellick, who then asks for the Commander'due south assistance. Chellick reveals the extent of the investigation and asks Shepard to aid. Should Shepard concord, and not accident the operation, then the Commander is given some mods as compensation. Should Shepard compromise the operation, Chellick is furious and says that the Commander blew months of undercover work and now they have to get-go from scratch.

C-Sec had also pulled aside a krogan named Urdnot Wrex, who was reported past Fist for making threats. C-Sec brought him to the C-Sec Academy "for a friendly conversation." Shepard has the option to have Wrex aid during the Commander's investigation.

Mass Result Galaxy

Sometime prior to 2183, galactic tension is rising due to batarian ambassador Jath'Amon'southward arrangement of a meeting with the Citadel Council, with the intention of negotiating a peace between the batarians and the Alliance.

At this time, Jacob Taylor is tasked to discover a terrorist threat endangering the Council itself. His investigation eventually leads him to the Citadel in lodge to warn the council about Jath'Amon's real intention. There, Jacob is stopped by a C-Sec officer, who is exposed as a batarian, revealing the terrorists have infiltrated Citadel Security itself.

Mass Effect two

C-Sec undergoes radical restructuring between Saren'south attack on the Citadel in 2183 and 2185. In the aftermath of the decimation, humans now occupy many of the positions that were vacated due to casualties inflicted by Saren's armada.

Under the authorisation of Executor Pallin, C-Sec tightened security to reduce the possibility of geth infiltration, instituting "no-fly" lists, prohibiting weapons and bio-amps, and fifty-fifty barring individuals from traveling in certain circumstances, no matter how unlikely the suspect.

Helm Bailey explains the situation to Commander Shepard and can aid the Commander during several unlike investigations and operations aboard the Citadel. Captain Bailey can also provide the Commander with an interrogation room to assist Thane in dealing with his son. Captain Bailey also can assist the Commander in dealing with Garrus' past.

Mass Effect: Inquisition

In 2186, Councilor Udina asks Captain Bailey to investigate Pallin, who has been seen coming and going from an part in his district. Afterward arriving at the role, to notice two dead C-Sec officers, and Pallin himself. Bailey tells Pallin about Udina's accusations, Pallin tells Bailey that Udina can't be trusted. Bailey says that Udina said the aforementioned matter, which Pallin counters by maxim that they are all lies. Pallin then pulls out his gun and shoots at Bailey, who returns fire and hits Pallin in the breast. Pallin then charges Bailey, saying that he and Udina won't get away with what they are doing. Pallin knocks Bailey to the flooring, but Bailey shoots and kills Pallin. Later in Udina's role, Udina congratulates Bailey on a job well washed. Bailey explains his misgivings most the assignment, merely Udina dismisses them so promotes Bailey to Commander and tells him the Council will be expecting a full report of the incident.

Mass Effect 3

During the Reaper invasion C-Sec is stretched to its limits. Officers are tasked to deal with the massive influx of refugees. C-Sec is forced to make many decisions to handle the crises on the Citadel. Noncombatant transports may be turned away due to the overcrowded docks. C-Sec may limit its efforts enforcing pocket-size infractions in social club to bargain with the more than urgent crimes. Due to increased demand for loftier-form weaponry, C-Sec may likewise plough to the black market.

The Cerberus surprise attack on the Citadel catches the system off guard. C-Sec headquarters is 1 of the offset targets hit. When fights break out beyond the Citadel, officers are left without communication leading to a disorganized response to the invasion. With the timely intervention of Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy, Commander Bailey retakes control of C-Sec headquarters and organizes a response to the attack.

The invasion has caused additional strain to the organisation. C-sec must disable many automated turrets and booby traps left behind by Cerberus while cleaning through the wreckage of the station. A civilian militia may be organized to help to bargain with the manpower shortages in the organization.

Notable C-Sec Officers

Venari Pallin (Killed in 2186)
Garrus Vakarian (Leaves sometime between 2183 and 2185)
Harkin (Suspended in 2183, fired at some indicate between 2183 and 2185)
Detective Chellick
Officeholder Eddie Lang
C-Sec Community Officer
C-Sec Requisitions Officer
Armando-Owen Bailey (Captain in 2185, promoted to Commander in 2186)
Sergeant Haron
Jordan Noles

Notable C-Sec Locations

Commander Bailey's office in the Citadel Embassies (as of 2186)
C-Sec Academy in the Lower Wards
C-Sec Headquarters
C-Sec Role on the 27th level of Zakera Ward
C-Sec outpost in the Presidium Commons
Executor's office (located near Embassies in 2183, moved to C-Sec headquarters sometime earlier 2186)

Missions and Assignments Involving C-Sec

Mass Outcome

Citadel: Jahleed's Fears
Citadel: Wrex
Citadel: Rita'southward Sister
Citadel: Presidium Prophet
UNC: Hostile Takeover

Mass Consequence 2

Citadel: The Council
Thane: Sins of the Father
Citadel: Found Forged ID
Citadel: Crime in Progress

Mass Consequence 3

Citadel: Batarian Codes
Citadel: Cerberus Retribution
Aria: Eclipse
Aria: Blue Suns
Priority: The Citadel II

Trivia

The acronym C-Sec may be based on CSEC, the Canadian government'southward national cryptologic agency.

References

↑ http://blog.bioware.com/2013/03/05/holographic-vorcha-attack-must-be-mass-upshot-fields/

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