TheF. B. I. TheF. B. I. istheFederalBureauofInvestigation. ItisthemaininvestigatingagencyoftheDepartmentofJusticeintheUnitedStates.
TheF. B. I. enforcesmorethan200federallaws. Butitstwomostimportantjobsnowaretopreventterrorismandspying.
TheF. B. I. assistsotherlawenforcementagenciesinAmericaandforeigncountries. Ithastheworld'slargestcollectionoffingerprintsandisalsoknownforitscrimelaboratories.
TheF. B. I. employsabout27,000people. Theyworkin56officesinAmericaandmorethan40officesinothercountries. Morethan11,000menandwomenserveasspecialagents.
Theyinvestigatecrimeslikebankrobberies, butalsocrimesinvolvingcomputers, theenvironmentandterrorism. TheF. B. I. hasbeencriticizedforitspartinthefailuretostopthehijackingsonSeptember11th, 2001.