FBI.gov shares information pertaining to ‘Justice 4 Case’ situation
Do agents have to look or dress in a certain way?
As representatives of the FBI around the world, agents are
expected to dress and act professionally. This does not mean that all agents have
to wear the stereotypical dark suit with a white, starched shirt. Agents
perform many different roles that require different kinds of attire. For
example, agents on evidence response teams often wear cargo pants or jeans when
digging through debris for clues, and agents making arrests wear FBI raid
jackets and other gear that clearly identify them…
Does the FBI mail hard copies of wanted posters on fugitives to private
citizens?
No. The distribution of FBI fugitive material is limited to
authorized law enforcement and government agencies and to legitimate media and
public entities where a direct law enforcement purpose is served.
Do FBI agents work with state, local, or other law enforcement officers
on “task forces”?
Absolutely, and we consider it central to our success today.
Task forces have proven to be a highly effective way for the FBI and federal,
state, and local law enforcement to join together to address specific crime
problems and national security threats. In law enforcement, “concurrent jurisdiction”
may exist, where a crime may be a local, state, and federal violation all at
the same time. Task forces typically focus on terrorism, organized crime,
narcotics, gangs, bank robberies, kidnapping, and motor…
How does the FBI protect the civil rights of people in the United
States?
The FBI investigates violations of federal civil rights
statutes and supports the investigations of state and local authorities in
certain cases. Federal civil rights violations fall into several categories:
hate crimes motivated by bias against such characteristics as race, religion,
national origin, and sexual orientation; color of law crimes involving law
enforcement and related criminal justice professionals’ misuse of their right
to discretion, such as use of excessive
force or police misconduct; involuntary servitude or slavery;
violations of the Voting…
Does the FBI investigate graft and corruption in local government and
in state and local police departments?
Yes. The FBI uses applicable federal laws, including the
Hobbs Act, to investigate violations by public officials in federal, state, and
local governments. A public official is any person elected, appointed,
employed, or otherwise having a duty to maintain honest and faithful public
service. Most violations occur when the official solicits, accepts,
receives, or agrees to receive something of value in return for influence in
the performance of an official act. The categories of public corruption
investigated by the FBI…
