Abstract
This paper discusses how the FBI uses DNA information in its national database CODIS to prove both the guilt and innocence of those it investigates. It further argues that data is sometimes collected simply because someone fits the profile of people the bureau wants to catch.

From the Paper
"In the United States of America we take great pride in our representative democratic federal government. The people have the power to change the way our government works by electing representatives that will act differently than those presently in power and by challenging government actions in court. This takes time, however, and until we have the chance to get new officials in Washington we are at the mercy of those we have elected. Furthermore the government's bureaucracy on which we..."

Tags:fbi, federal, bureau, of, investigation, codis, war, on, terrorism, profiling, dna, testing, investigation, method

Abstract
The paper discusses the FBI war against the Black Panther Party, including the use of Cointelpro, the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, and efforts to create a split between Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver.

From the Paper
"As stated by Charles Jones and Judson Jeffries, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was arguably the leading Black leftist organization in the African-American liberation struggle because it captured the imagination of oppressed people throughout the world. The thesis explored in this qualitative literature-based analysis is that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) undertook a focused overt war targeting the Black Panther Party using such weapons as illegal surveillance, assassination and media propaganda to discredit this movement and to put an..."

Tags:FBI, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO

Abstract
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.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Pay and Benefits
Employment and Advancement Opportunities
Employment Locations
Conclusion

From the Paper
"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."

Tags:home, security, reform, support, foreign

Abstract
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.

From the Paper
"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."

Tags:Federal, Bureau, of, Investigation

Abstract
This paper discusses the various roles of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It specifically focuses on the FBI witness protection program. The paper discusses some previous cases and then looks at how the FBI decides who is given immunity and protection and whether these decisions are being made properly or even should be made at all.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Witness Protection
The Witness Protection Program
Analysis

From the Paper
"Some people in the program itself have also raised complaints, stating that the government has not lived up to its agreement in some way or that the program itself is no longer needed in an era when the formerly powerful mob is no longer powerful: "Omerta, the mob law of silence, is long dead. With so many informants, targeting just one is pointless" (McShane, 2000, p. A1). The criminality of people like Sammy Gravano even while in the program has also been a point of contention, raising the question of how much the program is protecting questionable witnesses and not the public. The public questions the way the FBI and others decide whom to protect when people hear about cases like that of Boston mob hit man Joseph Barboza, who was aided by the FBI in 1971 to get him off of death row in California so he would not recant in a 1965 Massachusetts case that sent four innocent men to prison. He was aided when two FBI agents testified on his behalf. This has been deemed a cover-up that lasted more than thirty years. Two of the men wrongly sentenced died while in prison, while the other two were released after serving more than thirty years. The cover-p was discovered when the files of the two FBI agents who participated "revealed Barboza lied to the jury when he accused the four men of playing roles in the murder of the amateur boxer who offended Mob bosses" (Lawrence 2001, para. 13). Evidence has also been offered to show that Barboza killed several people while in the Witness Protection Program. Barboza himself was killed by a hitman in 1976."

Tags:informant, prosecution, crime

Abstract
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.

From the paper:

"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."

Tags:investigate, arrest, access, privacy, espionage, internet, laws, ilicet, rights, democracy, police, fear

Abstract
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.

From the Paper
"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."

Tags:law, control, anarchy

Abstract
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

From the Paper
"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."

Tags:national, security, internal, external, culture, gender

Abstract
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.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Criticism of the UCR
Means to Improve the UCR
Conclusion

From the Paper
"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."

Tags:data, arrest, court, outdated, unreported

From the Paper
" 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)."