THE FBI
o Quick Facts. 1
o But what exactly is the FBI?. 1
o The mission of the FBI is. 2
o The History. 2
o FBI SWAT. 3
o Qualifications for a special agent3
o The training of a special agent3
Today I want to tell you something about the FBI.
First I’m going to tell you just some quick facts.
o Quick Facts
· FBI stands for federal bureau of investigation.
· It is a field oriented organization with fifty six field offices in the United States.
· The agency headquarter is the J Edgar hoover building, located in Washington DC.
· -the FBI works literally around the globe.
o But what exactly is the FBI?
· The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the most important arm of the United States Department of Justice.
· The FBI is also authorized to provide other law organizations with cooperative services, such as
· Fingerprint identification, laboratory examinations and police training.
o The mission of the FBI is
· to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of criminal law,
· to protect the United States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities and
· to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local and international agencies.
Most of the people in America esteem the FBI and what it does.
But there are also some people who don’t like and mess about it.
One reason is that people feel observed because of the fact that the FBI is observing many phones, even from civil people without their knowledge.
Another reason is that there are some rumors about it.
For example, that the FBI is investigating everything about supernatural things like aliens or ghosts, so people do not take them ser.....[Volltext lesen]
2. Candidates must be completely available for assignment where in the FBI´s 56 field offices.
3. They must have a driving license and must pass a drug test and a color vision test.
4. Candidates must have obtained a four-year resident program at one of different special colleges or universities.
o The training of a special agent
· The training consists of 15 weeks of intensive instruction at the FBI Academy in Virginia.
· The program consists of 654 hours in the categories of academics, firearms, physical training, defensive tactics and practical exercises.
· After graduating from the FBI academy, special agents have “on-the-job-training” for two years.
· Throughout their careers, special agents attend service seminars to enhan.....