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What priority were violent crimes in the 1990s, according to the FBI?
sixth national priority
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Did the new priorities of the FBI mean cutting other departments?
With reduced cuts to other well-established departments
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Was terrorism considered a threat after the cold war?
terrorism was no longer considered a threat
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What agency pioneered DNA testing?
The FBI
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What agencies were to blame for 9/11?
FBI and Central Intelligence Agency
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Did 9/11 lead to more FBI oversight?
acceded to most of the recommendations, including oversight
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Did many believe the FBI was resisting important changes?
resisting any meaningful changes
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Did the people believe they were served well by the FBI?
not been well served
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Where is the CJIS located?
Clarksburg, West Virginia
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When was the CJIS created?
1991
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What purpose does the CJIS serve?
main repository for information
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Where is the data for the NCIC located?
Under the roof of the CJIS
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Do states have access to CJIS?
Many state and local agencies use these data
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Who is responsible for day-to-day FBI operations?
The FBI director
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Who assists the FBI director?
his deputies
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What acts were passed relating to the FBI after 9/11?
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
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Who used to brief the President?
FBI director
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Who now reports to the President?
Director of National Intelligence
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What compiles data from around 17,000 law enforcement agencies?
The Uniform Crime Reports
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What does UCR focus on?
violent crimes, hate crimes, and property crimes
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Where was the UCR created?
1920s
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What percentage of COINTELPRO resources were targeted at FBI labeled subversive groups?
85%
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Did the FBI target MLK?
including Martin Luther King, Jr.
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What percentage of COINTELPRO resources were used to target white hate groups?
15%
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What were the key white hate groups targeted?
Ku Klux Klan and the National States' Rights Party
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What was the term for the liberal groups appearing at this time?
New Left
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What is the FBI comparable to?
British MI5 and the Russian FSB
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What kind of agency is the FBI?
FBI is primarily a domestic agency
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How many field offices does the FBI have in major cities?
56
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Around how many offices does the FBI have in minor cities?
400
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Who serves as the representative of the Director of National Intelligence?
senior-level FBI officer
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What was the bureau's first task?
visiting and making surveys of the houses of prostitution
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What act was the bureau initially tasked with enforcing?
White Slave Traffic Act
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What was the other formal name of the Mann Act?
White Slave Traffic Act
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When was the Mann Act passed?
June 25, 1910
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When was the bureau renamed?
In 1932,
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When did the FBI become concerned about Civil Rights?
1950s and 1960s
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What ties did the FBI believe civil rights leaders had?
communist ties
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Who did Hoover send an open letter denouncing?
Dr. T.R.M. Howard
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What agency had Dr. T.R.M. Howard criticized?
FBI
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What was the controversial domestic surveillance operation in this era?
COINTELPRO
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When did the FBI begin investigating espionage?
1940s
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How many Nazis were arrested?
Eight
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What project broke Soviet codes?
the Venona project
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What agency did Hoover not tell about the code break and the discoveries gained from it?
CIA
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When did a committee oppose the FBI's organized crime informant program?
In 2003
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How many innocent men did the FBI allow to be convicted?
four
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What was the death sentence reduced to?
life in prison
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How many of the men died in prison?
Two
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How much was the US government ordered to pay in damages?
$100 million
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When did the FBI increase it's counter-terrorism role?
Between 1993 and 1996
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What prompted the FBI increase in counter-terrorism?
World Trade Center bombing
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Where was the World Trade Center?
New York City, New York
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When was Oklahoma city bombed?
1995
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What did agents within the FBI do to investigations of the agency?
obstructed
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What FBI agent was killed during attacks on the World Trade Center?
Leonard W. Hatton Jr
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What tower was Leonard W. Hatton Jr attempting to evacuate?
South Tower
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What did the FBI's new director want?
re-engineering
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What was the new head of the FBI's top priority?
countering every federal crime
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What part of the FBI did Mueller want to re-engineer?
structure and operations
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When did the Washington Post publish excerpts from the book Spying Blind?
July 8, 2007
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How many chances to disrupt the 9/11 attacks did the FBI dismiss?
23
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What two agencies had a lack of co-operation?
FBI, CIA
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What was to blame for the FBI's failure?
FBI's decentralized structure
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What did the FBI's decentralized structure prevent?
effective communication
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What increased the powers of the FBI?
USA PATRIOT Act
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What was one of the most controversial parts of the Patriot Act?
sneak and peek provision
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What new residential powers did the FBI now have?
search a house while the residents are away
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Could the FBI inquire into library records?
FBI also resumed inquiring into the library records
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Who's library records did the FBI look into?
those who are suspected of terrorism
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When did the FBI lab first appear?
1974
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Where was the FBI lab?
J. Edgar Hoover Building
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Who uses the FBI lab services?
state, local, and international agencies
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How much does the FBI charges for lab services?
free
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Where is the second FBI lab?
FBI Academy
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When did the FBI begin the Trilogy project?
2000
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What project centered on upgrading FBI Information Technology Infrastructure?
Trilogy project
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Did the Trilogy project go over budget?
far over budget
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When did the FBI abandon the VCF project?
January 2005
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What gun are FBI special agents issued?
Glock Model 22 pistol or a Glock 23 in .40 S&W caliber
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What are FBI special agents issued if they fail their first qualification?
Glock 17 or Glock 19
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What did the FBI adopt in May 1997
Glock .40 S&W pistol
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What did the FBI adopt the Glock .40 S&W pistol for?
general agent use
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What class was the first to receive the Glock .40 S&W pistol?
New Agent Class 98-1
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What group of people may apply to join the FBI after age 37?
preference-eligible veterans
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What is the minimum age to join the FBI?
23
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Is American citizenship required to be an FBI agent?
must also hold American citizenship
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What is a SSBI?
Single Scope Background Investigations
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Who conducts SSBIs?
Office of Personnel Management
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Did the FBI keep files on Elvis Presley?
including celebrities such as Elvis Presley
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What activities was the FBI concerned with during the Vietnam war?
antiwar activities
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What kinds of treats were celebrities receiving?
threats or extortion attempts
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What party was the FBI concerned with?
Communist party
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Who tipped of Bulger?
his former FBI handler
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What act was the indictment under?
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
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How long did Bulger remain at large?
16
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Was Bulger on the 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List?
prominently listed
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What did the revelations about Bulger cause?
great embarrassment
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What was Virgil Griffith focused on?
computation and neural-systems
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What part of the government was editing its own wikipedia page?
United States Congress
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