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    to illustrate how police brutality assist and continues to evolve. Although the Federal government will not recognize “brutality” among law enforcement, but has classified it as “excessive force.” Excessive force is when law enforcement officers are making arrests, maintaining order, and defending life, law enforcement officers are allowed to use whatever force is “reasonably “necessary (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2015). This definition of authority can be used to validate the degree of ill-treatment

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    The Bureau uses the Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act to expand criminal accountability for a number of “predicate offenses,” and to expand a single offense across multiple members of a criminal enterprise. Unlike typical investigations, which target a single criminal act, this multi-pronged approach allows the FBI to disrupt or dismantle the entire enterprise. The project was called Central Research Monographs and produced extensive analyses of Communist Party ideological statements

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    Uniform Crime Statistics

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    crime statistics. Years ago, not every state would turn in their crime reports, which effected the total percentage of crimes in the nation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Bureau of Justice Statistics report crime statistics. Police stations from all over the U.S. send their reports of crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. For example, a police station will report to the FBI that they had twenty-one reports of robberies for the current year

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    his work even to the point that he placed the growth of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) above his own moral conduct (Gage, 2013). Mr. Hoover was able to take the Bureau of Investigations from an organization that was a small part of the Attorney General’s Office to one that is renowned around the world as the top law enforcement agencies in the United States. During Mr. Hover as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted his job in a manner that was a productive one the agency

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    First they must complete a ten week training program followed by a seventeen week special agent basic training course. The ten week program is designed to provide prospective agents with a foundation in investigation techniques and criminal law. After the completion of the ten week training program the agents begin a more specialized, seventeen week Special Agent training program. Candidates must pass both training programs on their first attempt or they will

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    The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an intelligence and security agency that works domestically in the United States. It simultaneously serves as the nation’s main federal law enforcement agency. This agency reports to not only the Attorney General but also the Director of National Intelligence and operates under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice. This agency has jurisdiction over more than 200 crimes against the nation. It, unlike the CIA, is mainly an agency that serves domestically

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    college that I wanted to go to, I eventually found Waynesburg University and saw that they offered forensic accounting as a major. After doing some research on forensic accounting, determining that it involved accounting skills, analysis, and investigation, I chose Waynesburg University as my school and forensic accounting as the major and career that I wanted to pursue. In addition, I was happy to know that I would follow in my family’s footsteps of working for the

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    created by congress. Bureau of Investigation was created in 1908(p.24) Prior to 1908 agents were “barrowed from the Treasury (p.25). Bureau spread quickly after the 1910 white slave act and the 1917 Espionage act. Found to have a lack of good leadership J. Edgar Hoover was appointed bureau chief in 1924 he was 29 years old. Additionally, in1929 the identification bureau was opened, and charged with nationwide identification of criminals utilizing 810K finger card …received from federal penitentiaries…

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    The biggest name in 20th century American law enforcement in United States history is John Edgar Hoover. John Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He was appointed in 1924 and died in office in 1972. He stayed in power from President Calvin Coolidge to President Richard Nixon. His agents brought down some of the most notorious crime bosses in the U.S. He had changed the way police look at crime scenes. John Edgar Hoover was born on January 01, 1895 in Washington

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    1. The major component agencies of DHS and their primary functions are U.S Customs And Border Protection - is responsible for preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the united states. Homeland Security Investigation - is responsible for investigating a wide range of domestic and international activities arising from the illegal movement people and goods in and out the united states. Enforcement and removal operations - Identifies, apprehends, and removes undocumented immigrants

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