FBI Citizen’s Academy

The fourth week focused on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and Evidence Response Teams (ERT.) We had the chance to actually have some hands on experience with some of the techniques used during evidence recovery.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
WMDs are defined by the FBI as:

Any explosive or incendiary device, as defined in [...]

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I apologize for the delay in getting the post for week three to you. It was a very interesting evening.
Week three focused on the top 2 priorities of the FBI.

Protect the United States from terrorist attacks
Protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage.

Counterterrorism
Currently, the FBI's number one priority is counter-terrorism, both international and [...]

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Cyber Crime
The first topic in our week 2 session was Cyber Crime. I am not a big fan of the phrase cyber, but that's a bit of a personal issue If you remember, the FBI has 10 major priorities. If you need a refresher, check out the Week 1 - Part 1 post.
Cyber [...]

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Part 1 is here. The next topics we discussed were Violent Gangs/Criminal Enterprises and Undercover Operations/Profiling.
Gangs/Criminal Enterprise
I was surprised to hear about the amount of gang activity in the Midwest. I knew there was a certain amount, but never did I anticipate that it was as prevalent as it is. The main activity that gangs [...]

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On March 23rd, 2010, I attended my first session of the FBI Citizens' Academy. I was quite excited and the experience was everything I hoped it would be.
Fair warning, I am going to sound like an FBI fan boy in these posts and there are several reasons for this.

The agents I have met through my [...]

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