Fbi History
Lucia DiEmidio
April 6th 2011
Police Operations
Professor Spellman-Frey
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Throughout its more than hundred year history, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has been a very important agency to the United States. As a threat-based and intelligence-driven national security organization, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership to federal, state, and international agencies (“A Brief History of the FBI”). The Bureau’s success has always depended on its agility, its willingness to adapt, and the ongoing dedication of its personnel. But in the years since the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, The FBI has adapted to globalization and new technologies. They have developed new ways to fight international criminal organizations, cyber criminals, fraud and terrorists working to commit mass murder. The FBI will continue to protect America, and keep our country safe. The FBI started in 1908 from a group of special agents by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. The two became fast friends after they met at the Baltimore Civil Service Reform Association (“A Brief History of the FBI”). Roosevelt and Bonaparte both were called "Progressives." They shared the conviction that efficiency and expertise, not political connections, should determine who could best serve in government. Theodore Roosevelt quickly appointed Bonaparte to be attorney general. In 1908, Bonaparte applied that Progressive philosophy to the Department of Justice by creating a corps of special agents. It had neither a name nor a designated leader other than the attorney general. Yet, these former detectives and Secret Service men were the beginning of the FBI (“A Brief History of the FBI”). The establishment of this kind of agency at a national level was highly controversial;
April 6th 2011
Police Operations
Professor Spellman-Frey
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Throughout its more than hundred year history, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has been a very important agency to the United States. As a threat-based and intelligence-driven national security organization, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership to federal, state, and international agencies (“A Brief History of the FBI”). The Bureau’s success has always depended on its agility, its willingness to adapt, and the ongoing dedication of its personnel. But in the years since the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001, The FBI has adapted to globalization and new technologies. They have developed new ways to fight international criminal organizations, cyber criminals, fraud and terrorists working to commit mass murder. The FBI will continue to protect America, and keep our country safe. The FBI started in 1908 from a group of special agents by Attorney General Charles Bonaparte during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. The two became fast friends after they met at the Baltimore Civil Service Reform Association (“A Brief History of the FBI”). Roosevelt and Bonaparte both were called "Progressives." They shared the conviction that efficiency and expertise, not political connections, should determine who could best serve in government. Theodore Roosevelt quickly appointed Bonaparte to be attorney general. In 1908, Bonaparte applied that Progressive philosophy to the Department of Justice by creating a corps of special agents. It had neither a name nor a designated leader other than the attorney general. Yet, these former detectives and Secret Service men were the beginning of the FBI (“A Brief History of the FBI”). The establishment of this kind of agency at a national level was highly controversial;