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The FBI
What the Federal Bureau
of Investigation is TODAY
What the FBI investigates
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Organized crime
White collar crime
Public corruption
Financial crime
Fraud against the
government.
bribery
What the FBI investigates
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Copy-right matters
Civil rights violations
Bank robbery
Extortion
Kidnapping **
Air piracy
terrorism
What the FBI investigates
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Foreign
counterintelligence
 Interstate criminal
activity.
 Fugitive and drug
trafficking matters
 Other violations, etc.
Special Agents
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U.S. Citizenship
23 –37 years old
Be able to go
anywhere.
Healthy
Four year college
degree.
– Law, accounting,
language, computer
science ****
Support Staff at the FBI
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Crime scene
specialists.
Laboratory
technicians
Fingerprint experts
Language
specialists.
Office, auto,
equipment staff.
J. Edgar Hoover
First
Director
of
FBI
•Served 1924 - 1972 as
director.
•1930s set up first crime lab
and hunted famous bank
robbers.
•1940s investigated treason
and espionage.
•1950s - 1972 Sought
communists & subversives.
Hoover’s FBI
1950s - 1972
served 1924 - 1972 as
director.
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1930s set up first crime
lab and hunted famous
bank robbers.
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1940s investigated
treason and espionage.
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1950s - 1972 Sought
communists &
subversives.
The DEA: Drug Enforcement
Agency
Investigation and preparation for the
prosecution of major violators of
controlled substance laws operating at
interstate and international levels.
 I&PP of criminals and drug gangs.
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The DEA (cont.)
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Management of a national drug
intelligence program in cooperation with
federal, state, local and foreign officials
to collect, analyze and disseminate
strategic and operational drug
intelligence information.
The DEA (cont.)
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Seizure and
forfeiture of assets
derived from,
traceable to or
intended to be used
for drug trafficking.
 Enforcement of the
Controlled
Substances Act.
DEA (cont.)
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Nonenforcement
methods like crop
eradication, crop
substitution, and
training foreign
officials.
 Coordination with
UN, Interpol and
other organizations.
Jobs with DEA
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DEA Special Agent
Forensic Chemist
Diversion
Investigator
Intelligence
Research Specialist
Support staff.