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Year of Graduation
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MALS: Social Sciences
Directing Professor
Andrew Matzner
Abstract
As a local law enforcement officer in the twenty-first century, I have witnessed and experienced the profession evolve over the past nine years. Law enforcement, regardless of the level, is constantly scrutinized by the public and media on a daily basis. Since the 2016 United States presidential election, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has been portrayed in the media as being incompetent with one controversy after another. The objective of this research is to look into the original purpose of the creation of the FBI, the evolution of the FBI over the years, major successes and failures experienced, and to explore whether the FBI is still relevant within our government and if it is performing as it was originally designed to do so.
Recommended Citation
Lynch, Jacqueline, "The Federal Bureau of Investigation: Has the Evolution of the FBI Made the FBI Irrelevant?" (2019). Liberal Studies (MA) Final Essays, Hollins University. 28.
https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/malsfe/28