Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity
Director: Robert S. Mueller III
Department: Justice
Divisions:
FBI Academy FBI Laboratory Criminal Justice Information Services
Major units:
Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) Counterterrorism Division (CTD) Law Enforcement Bulletin Unit (LEBU) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) National Security Service (NSS)
Lists:
List of FBI Directors List of FBI Field Offices
Programs:
Notable operations COINTELPRO Crime statistics NIBRS Uniform Crime Reports Most wanted FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
Key people:
W. Mark Felt Joseph L. Gormley
Miscellaneous:
FBI portrayal in the media
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been a staple of American popular culture since its christening in 1935. That year also marked the beginning of the popular "G-Man" phenomenon that helped establish the Bureau's image, beginning with the aptly titled James Cagney movie, G Men. Although the detective novel and other police-related entertainment had long enthralled audiences, the FBI itself can take some of the credit for its media prominance. J. Edgar Hoover, the bureau's patriarch, took an active interest to ensure that it was not only well-represented in the media, but also that the FBI was depicted in a heroic, positive light and that the message, "crime doesn't pay," was blatanty conveyed to audiences, especially boys. The context, naturally, has changed profoundly since the 1930s "war on crime," and especially so since Hoover's passing in 1972.^[1] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Image File history File links Federal Bureau of Investigation seal. ... Robert Swan Mueller III (born August 7, 1944) is the current Director of the FBI. Mueller was born in New York City and grew up outside of Philadelphia. ... DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C. Justice Department redirects here. ... The FBI Academy is located in Quantico, Virginia. ... The FBI Laboratory is a division within the FBI. The lab is located in the J. Edgar Hoover Building. ... The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) is a divions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... The Behavioral Analysis Unit or BAU, is a division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... The Critical Incident Response Group (or CIRG) is the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation which facilitates the FBIs rapid response to, and the management of, crisis incidents. ... The FBI Counterterrorism Division is the division of the FBI that deals with terrorist threats inside the United States. ... The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin is published monthly by the FBI, with articles of interest to state and local law enforcement personnel. ... The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations Counter-Terrorism tactical unit. ... The Joint Terrorism Task Force is a section of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation charged with taking action against terrorism. ... The National Security Service is to be an office within the Federal Bureau of Investigation that will consolidate the bureaus counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and intelligence duties. ... Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are appointed by the President of the United States. ... The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operates 56 field offices in major cities across the U.S. Many of these offices are further subdivided into smaller resident agencies which have jurisdiction over a specific area. ... COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) was a program of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States. ... National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is an incident-based reporting system used by law enforcement agencies for collecting and reporting data on crimes. ... The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) contain official data on crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies across the United States, who then provide the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ... The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949, during a game of Hearts between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and William Kinsey Hutchinson,[1] International News Service (the predecessor of the United Press International) Editor-in... Banner used by the FBI since inception on October 10, 2001 as the main title for the web site pages of both the group of wanted terrorists, and also on the wanted poster of each terrorist fugitive. ... Mark Felt, special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City field office, poses for the Deseret News on January 20, 1958. ... Joseph Leo Gormley was the chief of chemistry and toxicology for the FBI. Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, he was raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. ... G-Man (short for Government Man) is gangster slang for an FBI agent. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... G-men or G-man is gangster slang for FBI agents, meaning Government Man. ... Hoover in 1961 John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an influential but controversial director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ...

The FBI's role

Any author, television script writer, or producer may consult with the FBI about closed cases or their operations, services, or history. However, there is no requirement for the FBI to cooperate and it does not edit or approve fictional works, or provide any special consultation service. In contrast, the CIA has an "Office of Public Affairs" explicitly for this purpose, ostensibly because it wishes to ensure accuracy in media depictions of the Agency. Some authors, television programs, or motion picture producers offer reasonably accurate presentations of the FBI's responsibilities, investigations, and procedures in their story lines, while others present their own interpretations or introduce fictional events, persons, or places for dramatic effect. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government. ...

There have been many fiction and non-fiction portrayals of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from which the following is only a small sample. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

Books and Novels

In many Tom Clancy books the FBI plays a major role. Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. ...

In 1986, Margaret Truman (daughter of former President Truman) wrote a novel entitled Murder at the FBI, dealing with the murder of two FBI agents. Margaret Truman on cover of February 26, 1951, issue of Time Magazine Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (born February 17, 1924 in Independence, Missouri) is an American writer and the author of biographies, books on the White House and several best-selling mystery novels. ... For the victim of Mt. ...

Many characters in Thomas Harris's novels are Special Agents of the FBI, including protagonists Clarice Starling and Will Graham. Thomas Harris. ... Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, with Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, in the 1991 film adaptation of The Silence of the Lambs Clarice Starling is a fictional character in the novels The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal by Thomas Harris. ... Red Dragon. ...

TV shows

In 1965, Warner Bros. Television produced a long-running television series called The F.B.I., based in part on concepts from their 1959 film The FBI Story. The series, which ran until 1974, was taken from actual FBI cases, told through the eyes of fictitious agent Louis Erskine (played by Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.). Epilogues to most episodes included Zimbalist stepping out of character to warn viewers of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" (this was years before Fox's America's Most Wanted). After the show was cancelled, WB TV continued to produce TV movies based on the FBI. Recent disclosures of memos by the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that the real FBI had casting control over the show. Both Bette Davis and Robert Blake were banned from appearing citing "confliting policial" differences on crime in general^[2]. In 1981, the show was completely revived with entirely new cast and production crew as Today's F.B.I., with Mike Connors, but it only lasted one season. Warner Bros. ... The F.B.I. was a television series broadcast on ABC in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... See also: 1958 in film 1959 1960 in film 1950s in film 1960s in film years in film film Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film, Sappy Bullfighters. ... The FBI Story is a 1959 drama film directed and produced by Mervyn LeRoy and starring James Stewart. ... Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... AMW redirects here; for other uses of that term, see AMW (disambiguation). ... Nearly sixty countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation, which sets rules on governmental secrecy. ... Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989), born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, was an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theater. ... There have been several notable individuals with the name Robert Blake: Robert Blake (admiral) (1599 - 1657) Robert Blake, Baron Blake (1916-2003), British historian Robert Blake (actor), (born 1933), of TVs Baretta Robert Blake (management), developed the Managerial Grid Model. ... Mike Connors (born Krikor Ohanian in 1925), is an American actor of Armenian descent. ...

The Fox TV network has produced some of the longest television shows based on the FBI to date. From 1993 to 2002, the television series The X-Files, which concerned investigations of paranormal phenomena by fictional Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. This also spawned one feature film, also called The X-Files, in 1998. Beginning in 2001, the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) agency in the TV drama 24 works with and is patterned closely after the FBI Counterterrorism Division. A new show Standoff has premiered about negotiators in the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG). Today, America's Most Wanted still runs people on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... For other uses, see The X-Files (disambiguation). ... Paranormal is an umbrella term used to describe a wide variety of reported anomalous phenomena. ... Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files, played by Gillian Anderson. ... Special Agent William Fox Spooky Mulder (born October 13, 1961) is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. ... The X Files (sometimes known as The X Files: Fight the Future) is a 1998 movie which is part of the television series The X-Files. ... Seal of the Counter Terrorist Unit This article is about the fictional organization Counter Terrorist Unit. For the list of Counter-terrorist Units by country, see Counter-terrorism. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The FBI Counterterrorism Division is the division of the FBI that deals with terrorist threats inside the United States. ... The Critical Incident Response Group (or CIRG) is the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation which facilitates the FBIs rapid response to, and the management of, crisis incidents. ... AMW redirects here; for other uses of that term, see AMW (disambiguation). ... The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list arose from a conversation held in late 1949, during a game of Hearts between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, and William Kinsey Hutchinson,[1] International News Service (the predecessor of the United Press International) Editor-in...

In 2002, Pax TV aired Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, based on the real life of and about the world's first deaf FBI agent of the show's title. The show ran until 2005, but only ended up producing 57 episodes. The PAX Network, PAX TV, PaxNet, or simply PAX, is a broadcast and cable television network formed in 1998. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

CBS has aired a number of shows that portray the FBI. In[2002, Without a Trace, about the fictional FBI missing persons unit in New York City. In 2005, CBS launched two series: NUMB3RS, about FBI agents who collaborate with a mathematics professor who is the brother of the Lead Special Agent in Los Angeles, and the other called Criminal Minds, about the agents of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU). In 2006, CBS launched the short-lived drama Smith, where FBI agents were in pursuit of a group of professional thieves. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Without a Trace is an American television show set in New York City. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... NUMB3RS (Numbers) is an American television show that follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes (Rob Morrow) and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz), who develops formulae to predict the actions of various criminals. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Criminal Minds is a crime drama that premiered on CBS on 22 September 2005. ... The Behavioral Analysis Unit or BAU, is a division of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... Smith was a short-lived American television drama that premiered on September 19, 2006 at 10:00 p. ...

Movies

1935 newspaper ad for G Men proclaims: "Screaming headlines are a feeble whisper compared to the sensational revelations in this shot-by-shot dramatization of gangland's Waterloo."

Warner Brothers 1935 G Men was a deliberate attempt to rehabilitate crime movies by transforming the "gangster movie," where criminal protagonists were shown as leading exciting, affluent lives and living above the law, into stories where the heroic G-Man, or FBI agent, triumphs against the nefarious criminal underworld. The title of the movie is from a term allegedly coined by Machine Gun Kelly and appropriated by J. Edgar Hoover as a name for his federal agents that would strike fear in the hearts of criminals. According to the FBI's own history, Machine Gun Kelly "was caught without a machine gun in his hands [and] cringed before [the federal agents] and pleaded, 'Don't shoot, G-Men! Don't shoot G-Men!'"^[3] James Cagney was recruited for the lead role as the well educated and incorruptible Brick Davis. G Men was essentially intended as a corrective to the film that catapulted Cagney to fame, The Public Enemy. Just as he adopted G-Man as a badge of honour for his men, J. Edgar Hoover also attempted to soil the "Public Enemy" label by referring to the most notorious criminals as "public rat number one."^[4] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (734x1211, 730 KB)Newspaper ad for G-Men movie, 1935 This image is from a Canadian newspaper and was not published in the United States (note the local British Columbia references) Scanned from microfilm print copy, Vancouver Sun by Bobanny File... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (734x1211, 730 KB)Newspaper ad for G-Men movie, 1935 This image is from a Canadian newspaper and was not published in the United States (note the local British Columbia references) Scanned from microfilm print copy, Vancouver Sun by Bobanny File... 1933 Memphis Police Department booking photo of Kelly George R. Kelley aka George Machine Gun Kelley Barnes (July 18, 1895 - July 18, 1954) was a notorious American gangster during the prohibition era. ... James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... The Public Enemy is a 1931 crime drama film made in the Pre-Code era about a young mans rise in the criminal underworld in prohibition-era urban America. ...

Jimmy Stewart in The FBI Story

The G-Men concept was extended in the 1940s to include the "Junior G-Men" series. The Dead End Kids, a group of wisecracking New York street toughs who appeared in various movies in the 1930s, were transformed into amateur detectives, helping the FBI solve cases. Image File history File links Fbistoryfilm. ... Image File history File links Fbistoryfilm. ... The Dead End Kids were five young actors and one ex-plumbers assistant, from New York who appeared in Sidney Kingsleys play Dead End in 1935 on Broadway. ... New York, NY redirects here. ...

In 1959, Warner Bros. and director Mervyn LeRoy produced a film about the FBI entitled The FBI Story. It told the history of the FBI from the point of view of a fictitious character, Chip Hardesty (played by James Stewart). FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover served as consultant on this film, which forced director LeRoy to reshoot several scenes that did not meet with the FBI's approval. Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and sometime actor. ... The FBI Story is a 1959 drama film directed and produced by Mervyn LeRoy and starring James Stewart. ... Brigadier General James Maitland Jimmy Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing screen persona. ...

A movie produced in 1988 named FEDS, gave an insight into how women train at the FBI Academy. This movie is in limited release and can only be found on VHS. Also that year Mississippi Burning was released. A film that chronicled a fictional account of the investigation into a civil rights murder case. Feds is a 1988 comedy film written and directed by Daniel Goldberg, and starring Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross. ... The FBI Academy is located in Quantico, Virginia. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Vertical Helical Scan, better known by its abbreviation VHS (and often confused to be Video Home System) is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by... Mississippi Burning is a 1988 film based on the investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi in 1964. ...

The 1991 Orion Pictures film The Silence of the Lambs starred Jodie Foster as an FBI Agent Trainee in pursuit of a serial killer. The film received five Academy Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress - Jodie Foster. The movie spawned a sequel, but Jodie Foster did not retake her role. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... Hannibal is a 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, adapted from the Thomas Harris novel of the same name. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ...

The X-Files: Fight The Future was released in 1998, following the characters of agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The X Files is a 1998 movie which is a continuation of the television series The X-Files. ... Special Agent William Fox Spooky Mulder (born October 13, 1961) is a fictional character played by David Duchovny on the 1993-2002 television series, The X-Files. ... Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully (born February 23, 1964) is a fictional character on the FOX television series The X-Files, played by Gillian Anderson. ...

In 2009 Lost Memories, the JBI (Japanese Bureau of Investigation), the fictional agency, was heavily modeled on the American FBI, retaining its structure. 2009 Lost Memories (2002) (Hangul: 2009 로스트 메모리즈) is a South Korean SF action movie, directed by Lee Si-myung. ...

Video Games

In the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the FBI is portrayed as driving in black SUVs or town cars, wearing black body armor with the letters "FBI" on the back side. In gameplay, they appear during difficult missions and when the character has reached wanted level five (the second hardest). They carry high-powered machine guns, drive rapidly, and are generally difficult to escape from. The current design of the Grand Theft Auto logo. ... The Lincoln Town Car is a full-size luxury sedan and serves as the flagship of Fords Lincoln luxury car division. ...

References

External links

• Public domain 1940 Junior G-Men serial from the Internet Archive.