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Employment Opportunities with the FBI, 2005.
This paper is an assessment of current and future employment and advancement opportunities with the FBI, including pay, benefits, education requirements, training and available locations.
820 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 31.95
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This paper explains that, in the wake of the Home Security Act of 2002 and the FBI Reform Act of 2002, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is experiencing some shifts in human resource policies, which will affect current and future employees. The author points out that, while the FBI enjoys a certain "cloak-and-dagger" quality to its image, the reality is that the FBI requires employees for a wide range of job opportunities besides special agents. The jobs include professional support roles in any number of positions such as computer specialist, crime scene specialist, linguist and intelligence research specialist. The paper states that the FBI is headquartered in Washington, D.C.; the agency maintains field offices in a number of large cities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and several major foreign cities.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Pay and Benefits
Employment and Advancement Opportunities
Employment Locations
Conclusion
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"Not surprisingly, pay scales are tied to the types of work involved, as well as other factors such as employment location (cost of living allowances are paid as with other federal positions) and seniority. In this regard, the FBI falls under the federal employment regimen, and employees receive GS ratings; special agents, for example, can attain a GS 15 rating and are eligible for "availability pay," which is equal to 25 percent of their annual base salary."
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The F.B.I.'s J. Edgar Hoover.
This paper discusses J. Edgar Hoover, the long term and problematic director of the F.B.I. from 1924 to 1972.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 42.95
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This paper explains that, in 1924, J. Edgar Hoover took over the directorship of the previously corrupted F.B.I. and transformed the bureau from a small, corrupt, ineffective office to one of the world's most feared and powerful law enforcement agencies. The author points out that, if most Americans in the placid 1950s saw Hoover and the FBI as icons of efficiency and incorruptibility, the turbulent sixties nearly proved its undoing, beginning when possible F.B.I. failures surfaced in the wake of President John Kennedy's assassination and Hoover's responses to Martin Luther King Jr.'s criticism of the F.B.I.'s handling of civil rights matters. The paper states that, in Hoover's wake, directors are now limited to one ten-year term on the job, and the agency apparently has shied away from the political abuses of the past.
From the Paper
"During the next six years, Hoover systematically continued to hone and refine the BI, conducting a variety of solid if publicity-challenged investigations. The killing of an agent by a suspected car thief in 1929 brought headlines but little real change. The unarmed agent was gunned down when he approached the gun-wielding suspect, but agents would remain unarmed and without the authority to make an arrest - they were investigators, not officers - for several more years.
Hoover's special status was greatly enhanced when he first gained direct access to the president during the administration of his namesake, Herbert Hoover, no relation, between 1929 and 1933."
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FBI'S Goals, Objectives, and Practices vs. Weber's Model Bureaucracy, 2002.
A comparison of the FBI's model of bureacracy with Max Weber's.
912 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 12 sources, AU$ 34.95
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This paper analyzes and examines the FBI's practices and compares it to Max Weber's theory of bureaucracy. Weber provided a theory regarding model bureaucracy that is utilized by many corporations and individuals today. The FBI is an organization that epitomizes Weber's theory of model bureaucracy. This paper discusses the shortcomings of the FBI and concludes with recommendations for improving the FBI's bureaucracy.
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"In comparing and contrasting the FBI's goals, objectives, and practices to Weber's model bureaucracy, numerous issues should be examined. First, do the FBI's real objectives differ from its stated goals and principles? Historically, the FBI's stated goals and principles are to ensure national security and serve the public. While the FBI ardently remains committed to pursuing and maintaining these objectives, often times, the FBI becomes so bogged down in bureaucracy that its real objectives become clouded and differ from its stated goals."
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FBI, 2006.
A brief overview of the history of the development of the FBI.
954 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 35.95
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This paper explains the importance of the FBI in American society and how the lawlessness of society relies on forces to control it and keep it in line. A history of the FBI is provided and some criticism on its functioning, with brief suggestions for improvement.
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"The ability of a civilized society to adequately police itself is of utmost importance to its continued peace and general prosperity. Without an element of order and control, a thriving, industrious nation can quickly reduce to chaotic anarchy. Though the great majority of a population may consist of a well-to-do group of upstanding citizens, there will always be a number of those to whom natural ethics and the Golden Rule simply do not apply. Moreover, although they may not be uncultured thugs, they merely turn organization into organized crime. Such was the case in early twentieth century America, where the advent of prohibition gave rise to the prolific gangster era. Rife with all sorts of unsavory characters and maligned misdeeds, the 20's and 30's were the very stuff of corruption and criminal malpractice."
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The FBI's Carnivore System, 2001.
This paper looks at the FBI's new law-enforcement division called the Carnivore system .
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 59.95
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There is a new technology of criminal activity which involves the use electronic means of communication in committing crimes. This paper looks in greater depth at some of these issues by examining the FBI Carnivore system, how it was developed, what its capacities are, and the problems civil libertarians and others see.
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"It has a ferocious name. And its bark is in fact probably just about as bad as its bite. And while it certainly has the power to do good, the inherent costs may make it not worthwhile.
The FBI's Carnivore system is a tool used by this law enforcement agency to snare criminals who use electronic means of communication in committing their crimes, allowing this federal agency to collect and examine email and other electronic traffic sent and received by those suspected or accused of crimes - along, of course, with the rest of us. While the crime-fighting capacities of such a capability can be seen to be substantial, it should also be clear that such a system has the ability (if improperly used) to cause substantial harm to the rights of the innocent because most people do not realize that their electronic correspondence can be seized and examined. An essential bedrock of the American legal system (and indeed of American culture) rests on the English common-law assumption that people have a basic right to privacy and that unless they should assume or know otherwise that they have a presumption of that privacy. Thus a person shouting on a public street has no reasonable expectation of privacy. A person sitting at her computer sending email to her mother does."
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The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2004.
This paper discusses the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program,
describing its flaws and suggesting improvements.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 33.95
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This paper explains that the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
only records data from known offenders, or people who are arrested by police departments in the USA , but does not take into consideration findings of a court, coroner, jury, or the decision of a prosecutor. The author reports that the UCR can be improved by including a measure of unreported crimes and changing outdated definitions of specific crimes. The paper stresses that, while law enforcement uses the UCR as a resource, the UCR also is an important social indicator for politicians, the media, and thus the greater American public; therefore, the UCR should begin to reflect the needs of this broader population in its mandate.
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Introduction
Criticism of the UCR
Means to Improve the UCR
Conclusion
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"Further improvement to the UCR can be achieved through bettering the UCR's known current underreporting and underestimation of certain crimes. First, the UCR should include a measure of unreported crimes. Certainly, the inclusion of this type of data is sometimes problematic, as it often rests on public perceptions of the rate of crime and estimates of the occurrence of certain crimes, and thus may be inherently unreliable. Thus, this report recommends that the UCR include a separate category for 'unreported' crime statistics that are currently not included in the UCR. As such, the reporting of traditionally 'unreported crimes' will not directly effect the reporting of 'reported' or known crimes. Second, the UCR can be improved by reporting all crimes that occur in a group of crimes."
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The CIA and FBI Conflict, 2007.
This paper examines the competing interests of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
2,514 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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The paper relates that the bombings of the World Trade Towers brought the conflict between the FBI and CIA to the surface. The paper looks at the two government agencies associated with gathering intelligence on activities that might threaten US lives and interests. The paper examines the conflict between the two agencies in terms of how it effects the current and future situation of the war on terrorism. The paper shows how the two agencies are set up for two entirely different purposes, but maintains that they must still be able to communicate and talk civilly together.
Outline:
Different Worlds: Cultural Effects
Defining New Roles: Gender Effects
Technological Barriers
Prospective and Trans-active goals
Lens Model of Conflict
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"The differences between the CIA and FBI stem from their original set up at their inception. They were initially set up for different functions, and only recently has the need to work closely stood in their way to perform their individual jobs. The key to the problem is communication between the two groups. One must delve into the origins of the two groups to understand these differences fully."
"The Central Intelligence Agency began in 1947 as a completely separate entity from the FBI. Interactions between the two groups have even been hostile at times (Gorman, 2007). Both groups share the goal of protecting the United States from hostile attacks, but they each had their own way of handling situations and developed a type of territorial attitude in order to avoid stepping on one another's efforts (Gorman, 2007). This attitude made it difficult for them to work as a team."
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"Malcolm X: The Fbi File" by Clayborne Carson, 2000.
Two brief essays on the book on FBI surveillance of African American leader of 1960s.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 33.95
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" Malcolm X was the leader and icon of the Black Nationalist movement as spokesperson for the Nation of Islam. He was a minister for the National of Islam and preached a message of black nationhood that appealed to a far broader audience. He saw separatism as self-determination and criticized reliance on whites to achieve black progress. Recently, the FBI file on Malcolm X has been released. In the introductory material to a published edition of these files, Clayborne Carson suggests that the reason Malcolm X was the target of an FBI investigation was that he was successful at being a spokesperson for blacks and that he achieved a national and even international position as a result. Carson says the publication of these files should be part of an effort "to study him within the context of American racial politics during the 1950s and 1960s" (4)."
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History of the FBI, 2005.
Traces the history of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation.
1,746 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began with a force of special agents which was created by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte. Theodore Roosevelt and Bonaparte agreed that efficiency and expertise should determine the correct people to serve in government. This philosophy was known as progressivism. The paper shows that in 1908, Bonaparte applied the progressive metaphysics to the Department of Justice by creating a corps of special agents. It had neither a name nor an officially designated leader other than the Attorney General. Yet, these former detectives and Secret Service men were the founding fathers of the FBI. The paper explores the history of the FBI until modern times.
From the Paper
"Freeh began his tenure with a clearly vocalized agenda that would respond both to growing and deeper crime problems and to a new era of government downsizing. In his oath of office speech he called for new levels of cooperation among law enforcement agencies, both at home and abroad, and he announced his intention to restructure the FBI in order to maximize its operational response to crime."
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The FBI Raid on the Branch Davidian Complex, 2006.
A discussion of the 1993 raid on the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas and the legal actions that followed after the raid.
2,840 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 17 sources, MLA, AU$ 90.95
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This paper briefly describes the 1993 raid carried out by the FBI on the Branch Davidian complex in Waco, Texas and then discusses the legal suit brought against the U.S. government by family and friends of the Branch Davidian members as a result of the raid. The paper explains that the suit filed against the FBI accused them of acting recklessly and thereby endangering the lives of the people on the Davidian complex. The paper describes the legal issues brought up in the trial, developments in the trial and the final decision that cleared the FBI agents.
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"In 1994, more than 200 family and friends of the men and women killed in the 1993 fire filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government in the order of $100 million dollars. The plaintiffs claimed that the fires which killed the cult followers were the result of the careless and unprofessional actions of federal agents. The plaintiffs also claimed that when FBI and other agents fired pyrotechnic tear gas into the building, several of the canisters ignited, sparking the fires that killed everyone inside, and that the FBI later blocked fire trucks from the scene. Lawyers who represented various families of the dead alleged that the FBI conduct showed a "reckless disregard for life.""
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Civil Rights Movement & the FBI, 1996.
Development of movement in 1950s-1960s, social & legal decisions, actions of J. Edgar Hoover to block movement & defame Martin Luther King.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 59.95
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"The Civil Rights Movement in its contemporary form started in 1955 with an act of mild disobedience by a black woman on a bus in the Deep South. Black leaders developed several strategies over the next few years, strategies that would be successful in changing laws and in getting some of the long-standing discriminatory institutions of the South changed. Between 1954 and 1965, the Civil Rights Movement developed into a major movement for social justice, societal change, and self-determination for millions of black Americans. The tactics undertaken by the movement have ranged from violent to non-violent, with non-violent predominating under the direction of Martin Luther King Jr. and his followers. The white establishment did not merely sit back and watch as leaders like King changed race relations in America, and as has been revealed..."
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The FBI's Attempt to Deconstruct the Black Panther Movement, 2001.
An in-depth look at the Black Panther Party with a focus on the civil rights movements.
6,050 words (approx. 24.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 152.95
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The paper muddles on the evolution of the African American struggle coupled with civil right movements formulated- specifically the Black Panther Party- and focuses on the question of what the organization is, where it originated and spread, and why it was so popular.
From the Paper
Amid the turbulent struggle for equal rights for the black community in America numerous organizations and arenas emerged as potential facilitators of that laudable goal. The struggle was long and arduous, and various approaches arose as potential modalities to pursue the end most effectively. The Black Panther Party, which was established in 1966, was one such tactical approach. In its brief sojourn on the American scene, it attracted mega attention and an almost mythical status and reputation. Actions to cope with the potential repercussions of the Black Panther Party were numerous, and often violated associated constitutional norms within the American psyche for fairness and legal protection. Nevertheless to some powers that be on at that time, no more dangerous cadre of proponents of black rights existed then the Black Panther Party (Summers, 1993, 21). To those who opposed the methods, philosophy, and personas of the Black Panther Party, the need to crush the organization and nullify their influence within the societal complex of the United States was considered a crusade for the survival of this country itself. To truly analyze and come to terms with the importance and problematic issue of the Black Panther Party, it is necessary to review in some depth the overall complex involved in the struggle for black liberation in this country. The Black Panther Party occupies a decided niche in this puzzle, but it did not exist in a vacuum. It is a clear product and reaction to what preceded it.
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J. Edgar Hoover, 2002.
This essay is a look at the life and legacy of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover.
2,600 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 83.95
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This paper is a biographical overview of J. Edgar Hoover and his role as director of the FBI. The author details his five decades of reform, power and how he abused it. The paper also examines his controversial personality and lifestyle.
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"The life and legacy of J. Edgar Hoover is a subject of countless books, files and theories. Rumors surrounding this man run rampant. He single-handedly created the FBI we know today, but through a scheme of illegal and amoral activities. Hoover was the most effective and powerful director of the FBI, from 1924 to 1972. He created the FBI as a separate and distinct faction of the Department of Justice, and garnered public support for his activities. He fought communism, espionage, foreign sabotage, and organized crime. Ruthless in his ways, cunning in his schemes, Hoover's influence on past and current laws and enforcement goes unchecked and unmatched by any other."
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Robert Hanssen, 2002.
A biography of the life and arrest of FBI agent, Robert Hanssen, for espionage.
2,319 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 76.95
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This paper details the life of Robert Hanssen, the FBI agent who was arrested for spying for Russian Intelligence on February 18, 2001. It examines his career and personal life and how, for over a decade, Hanssen obtained and relocated a considerable amount of classified information, unobserved by the FBI.
Outline
Introduction
Early Years
Service to Russia
Initiating the Suspicion
Hanssen's Personal Life
Arrest and Verdict
FBI's Pursuit of Robert Hanssen
Clues Leading to Investigation
Under Observation
Comparison with Ames' Case
Allegations against Robert Hanssen
The Robert Hanssen Case and the FBI
Conclusion
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"The FBI watched Hanssen comprehensively and finally made an arrest at the conclusion of a time frame in which, they used some of the most strong surveillance techniques so as to build a case against him. According to the authorities, the FBI operation was made trickier since quite a few number of Hanssen's colleagues were engaged in the investigation. Also, Hanssen had a habit of checking FBI records in an ongoing attempt to see if his activities and communications were being watched by means of computer forensic analysis, substantial covert surveillance, court-authorized searches and other sensitive techniques (7). "
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2002.
This paper discusses the problems within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 15 sources, AU$ 43.95
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This paper outlines many problems within the FBI such as withholding pertinent information that may have prevented the September 11 attacks. The author points out that these problems are not new. The paper discusses the new corrective program introduced by the FBI head, Robert Mueller, that needs to be enforced and accepted by the FBI culture.
From the Paper
"Another problem that has haunted the FBI in recent months is the discovery that veteran agent Robert Hanssen was a Russian spy for twenty-five years. The FBI was scrutinized because they did not possess a serious attitude regarding internal security issues, and the lack of a cohesive management structure indicates that departments were not aware of each other's activities. In response to the Hanssen scandal, Congress approved the creation of a new position within the Justice Department to oversee the activities of the FBI."
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The Branch Davidians, 2006.
An overview of the controversial manner in which the FBI handled the standoff between themselves and the Branch Davidians.
1,806 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper takes a look at the events leading up to the standoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidians and the ensuing confrontation. The paper also describes the crimes the Branch Davidian's were suspected of committing that gave the FBI the authority to go after the Branch Davidians, the aftermath of the confrontation and the criticisms leveled at the FBI for the way they handled the entire episode.
Introduction
The Immediate History
The Crime
The Confrontation
Aftermath
Excesses
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"On April 19th, 1993, the standoff between the FBI and associated agencies and the Branch Davidians, in their compound and led by their religious head David Koresh, cam to end when the wooden compound containing the Branch Davidians burned to the ground in a spectacular fire. 72 men, women and children died in the confrontation that had started the previous February 28th (Barrie-Anthony, 2002). Since then, a continuing debate considers whether the government, especially as represented by the FBI and AFT (the Department of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco) used excessive force: whether the situation could have possibly ended without such tremendous loss of life, which included over 20 children (Stone, 1993). The subject is a difficult one to sort out because the events are so recent and so emotional that it is hard to find reports of the incident that have been presented in an unbiased way (Ramsland, 2005)."
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