TheFederalBureauofInvestigation
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TheprimarydirectiveoftheFederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI)includesprotecting
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justarrestselectindividuals.(WhatWeInvestigate)TheFBIintriguespeopletoseegoodinthe
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suchanhonorablegovernmentagency,onemustlookintothehistoryofthebureau,the
educationalrequirements,andthenumerousFBIcareersandlevelsofservice.
CharlesJ.BonapartecreatedtheFBIonJuly26,1908,andbecamethefirstdirectorof
theFBI.ThefirstFBIheadquartersresidedat935PennsylvaniaAvenueNWinWashingtonD.C.
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theFBIchosetoprotectandsacrificefortheircountry,andthesea gentsgotpickedverycarefully
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fraud,landfraud,variousformsofenslavement,andextortionattractedthemostattentionofthe
agentsintheearlyyearsoftheFBI(Heller).
OnSeptember4,[Link]
attendedandgraduatedfromTheWilliamandMaryCollege,andfollowingthat,heattendedthe
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SouthernDistrictofNewYork,aswellastheEasternDistrictofVirginia.In2003,Comey
becamethedeputyattorneygeneralattheDepartmentofJustice(DOJ).Comeysoonleftthe
DOJin2005toprovidehisserviceasgeneralcounselandseniorv icepresidentatdefense
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Connecticutbasedinvestmentfund)[Link],8branchesexist
whichincludetheFBIIntelligenceBranch,theFBINationalSecurityBranch,theFBI'S
Criminal,Cyber,Response,andServicesBranch,theFBIScienceandTechnologyBranch,the
FBIInformationandTechnologyBranch,andtheFBIHumanResourcesBranch(Heller).
TobecomeanagentintheFBI,onemustholdabachelororgraduatedegreeineither
criminaljustice,finance,accounting,foreignlanguages,engineering,orsomesortofscienceto
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Agentsalsomustagebetween2337,[Link],peoplewho
haves ervedinthemilitaryarehiredwiththeFBIbecausetheyalreadypossesssomeofthe
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oftenearnahighersalaryiftheyareworkingindangeroussituations,workingextendedhours,
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$58,335,andduringthe16weektrainingperiod,theagentsmakea$43,705salary(Training).
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labwork,forensics,surveillance,[Link],thosewhowork
outsideoftheofficeandsubjectthemselvestodangerwillmakeahighersalarythanthosewho
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includethisareaoftheFBI(Heller).
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TheFBIincludesquitedifferentactivitiesfromotherlawenforcementagenciessuchas
theCentralIntelligenceAgency(CIA),theNationalSecurityAgency(NSA),theUnitedStates
military,and
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CIAandtheNSAaimtoprotecttheUnitedStatesfromforeignthreatsandterrorism,whilethe
FBIhasmanythingsincommonwithpolicedepartments,[Link]
oftenreceiveshighprioritycasesfromthepolicewhenthepolicedepartmentsfailtosolvethe
casesordonotpossesstheresourcestodoso.
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trainingfacilityprovidesconferencerooms,classrooms,dorms,gym,pool,library,dininghall,
firingrange,[Link],theTacticaland
EmergencyVehicleOperationsCenter(TEVOC),BasicSurvivalS
kills,andLawEnforcement
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thebestwaystotrain,[Link]
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course(BFTC)providesagentswiththesteppingstonestobecomebestatthejobtheychoose.
Mentalstateisoneofthemainproblemswithagentshavinggoodmoralewhileworkingin
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Whetherjetlag,orwitnessingadeathhappenrightinfrontofthem,havingajobintheFBIseems
likedream,[Link],or
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ifjusticebecomesamiss.A
gentsmustResistthethoughttoturnbackandstickwiththeirtraining
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hentheirlifeisindanger.
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profilers,privateinvestigators,surveillancespecialists,linguists,intelligenceanalysts,behavioral
analysts,[Link]
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pursuingthem,thesejobsincludetechnicalanalysts,forensiclabworkers,Interrogators,
administrativespecialists,governmentinformationspecialists,humanresourcesspecialists,
informationmanagementspecialists,[Link]
easyforfieldagentstotellwhatmighthappen,whattodo,andhowtohandlethesuspect.
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notonlytrainsintheirfield,[Link]
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TheFBIsolvesnotonlycases,buttheyalsoprovidearangeofservicesandresourcesto
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returningthosewhohavepassedtofamilies,informingthefamilyaboutthesituation,warning
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thepublic,andprovidingsafetyattheendofthecasewithprogramslikewitnessprotection.
Theyprovidehelpforvictimsandotherpeopleinvolvedincaseso nhowtocopeandrecover
froma tragedy.
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integrityofeachindividualkeeptheinvestigationsafloat.Holdingabout36,000employeesin
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anyoneiswelcometotryoutforthejob,meaningtheFBIwantsthebestfortheAmerican
citizensbecausetheygiveequalopportunitiesandbasetheiremploymentchoicesuponwhat
theyseeinaspecificcandidateStartingoutsigningupfortheFBIisdifficult,[Link]
convictingafelony,criminalrecorddrugabuse,orfailedtoshowupforcourtcanruininthe
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Careersincludetechnology,foreignlanguage,policeforce,surveillance,intelligenceanalysts,
andsomuchmore.
TheFBIprovidesawidevarietyoflawenforcementandintelligencewithineachbranch.
Frommakingarreststosearchinghomeseveryoneknowstobeanagentyoumustbeserious
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providedetailstohelpeachindividualcase.
CollegessuchasAppalachianStateUniversity,SaintAnselmcollege,andGeorge
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collegesmayletastudentattendunderanothercollagesprogramforeasieraccessforthestudent
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majorinallofAmerica.SaintAnselmpreparesstudentsforlongtermemploymenthaving97%
of2014graduatesinaninternship,ingraduateschool,[Link]
anotherwellknowncollegeforcriminaljusticehavingdifferentprogramssuchasPrelaw,
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collegewhilehavingtheo [Link]
Governmentagenciesintheparentcitiesmakingiteasyformajorstofindconnections.
Themostimportanttaskofanagentfallsbetweenprotectingtheteam,aswellasthe
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shot,heldhostage,tolate,orthesituationisgettingworse,[Link]
theindividualteamrequiresaleader,prohibitsthemnottohavegroupdiscussiononthenext
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forensic/crimelabifneeded,FBIcars,andlocationsforthetypeofcase.
AnyonecouldapplyfortheFBI,[Link]
enforcementbackgroundw
ouldfitinaspotasanagent,aswellasanotherwithalovefor
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Lovingtheexcitementofanewexperience,thelovingrelationshipofthejob,thepeopleremains
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agent.Oncall24/7toproceedinthejoblovedthemostisoneofthebestanddifficultpartsof
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Spendingweekstraininginsafedriving,shooting,situationsthatm
ayoccurcanbedifficultand
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verypressuringwhenthetimecomestousethatpartoftraining.P
atrolcommanderKevinTatur
standsbesidetheopinionofcollegenothelpingwiththefieldworkintermsoftraining.
Nowdays,lawenforcementofficerscontinuetobetreatedpoorlybythepeopleandthe
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factofshootingswithpoliceortorturecandestroyeverythinglawenforcementworksontokeep
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Officersandagentsalwaysmustbeonthelookoutforthosebadeggs,makingsurenoharm
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Funeralshappeneverydayforfallenofficersinmemoryoftheirservicestoprotectandhonor.
Eachofficerbecomesrequiredtoworkcertainhoursanddaysdependingontheirjob.
Mostofthemremainoncall24/[Link]
workparttime,[Link],holidays,
specialevent,deathsinthefamily,andevenduedatesofbirthsinthefamilyduetothehoursof
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certainsituationstoprovidepeacetotheagent'smindandheartwhileonthejob.
TofullyunderstandwhatcontinuestomaketheFBIsuchanhonorablegovernment
agency,onemustlookintothehistoryofthebureau,theeducationalrequirements,andthe
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powerandresourcesthanlocalpolicedepartments,andtheFBIcantakeonmoredifficultcases
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crime,[Link]
onlydoestheFBIworkwithinitsownroleinpublicsafety,buttheFBIalsoworkswiththe
NSA,theCIA,[Link]
FBI,itwouldbecomeasubjectforforeignanddomesticattacksthatpoliceandotherlaw
enforcementdonothavethejurisdiction,[Link]
UnitedStatesasaferplaceforitscitizens,andthatfactisinarguable.
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