The FBI Police is the uniformed security police of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is part of the Bureau's Security Division. The FBI Police is tasked with protecting key FBI facilities, properties, personnel, visitors, information and operations from harm and may enforce certain laws and administrative regulations.[4]
| FBI Police | |
|---|---|
 FBI Police patch | |
| Active | c. 1980s – present[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| Type | Federal law enforcement Security police |
| Part of | Security Division |
| Motto | "Protecting those who protect America!"[2] |
| Structure | |
| Police officers | Approx. 270[3] |
| Subunits | |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Jurisdiction
editThey are endowed with full police powers of crime prevention, arrest, law enforcement and investigation within and around some key FBI facilities. They have duty stations at the following locations:[5]
- J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. (FBI Headquarters)
- Washington Field Office also in Washington, D.C.
- FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia
- FBI Laboratory, also in Quantico
- New York field office in Lower Manhattan, New York
- Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, West Virginia
The FBI has a cooperative agreement with the Metropolitan Police Department for the FBI Police to carry out protective duties outside of its regular patrol areas in Washington, D.C., of the J. Edgar Hoover building and the Washington Field Office.[6][1][7]
Duties and responsibilities
editThe primary role of the FBI Police is to deter terrorist attacks with the visible presence of a well trained, well equipped, professional police force; and provide protective security for FBI facilities from criminal acts and unauthorized access, including protecting FBI employees, official visitors and tourists.
FBI Police methods include several duties such as:[6]
- Entrance and/or exit screening
- Patrolling in vehicles*
- Patrolling on foot
- Patrolling on bicycle
- Use of explosives detection K-9s
- Counter-surveillance
*Vehicle patrols include patrolling in cars, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicle patrols.[3]
The FBI Police may be occasionally deployed to significant national security events, such as presidential inaugurations, the Super Bowl, conferences of world leaders as well as major political party conferences.[3] FBI Police routinely assist in the protection of the Director of the FBI and the Attorney General.[3] FBI Police were deployed in support of the Hurricane Katrina effort in Louisiana and in 2010 deployed to Puerto Rico to assist with an arrest operation.[8]
Training
editFBI Police recruits are required to complete a twelve-week Uniformed Police Officer Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center followed by a four-week FBI Police Advanced Training Program at the FBI Academy and then complete five weeks of on-the-job training with a Field Training Officer in the Field Training Program.[9]
Pay and benefits
editSalaries in the FBI Police are determined via a basic pay plan set out under the General Schedule (GS). Three levels of entry are in place for FBI Police officers, GS-7, GS-8 and GS-9.[9][3] Promotion opportunities within FBI Police come with increased pay, with Corporals earning in the GS-10 band, going up the Colonel earning GS-13 pay.[3] Additionally, FBI Police officers are covered under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and do not receive enhanced Law Enforcement Retirement (6C). The FBI Police are among the lowest paid Federal Law Enforcement Officers in the United States, and have the highest attrition rate at 17.9%. (fiscal years 2009–2010)[6]
Other benefits available to FBI Police officers include access to health insurance, life insurance, a thrift savings plan as well as providing officers with a gym/fitness program, transportation subsidies, tuition assistance and student loan repayments.[6][3]
Class action lawsuit
editOn August 2, 2007, a group of more than 100 FBI Police officers filed a class action complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for millions of dollars of back and future pay. The complaint alleged that the FBI had not complied with a 2002 statute, part of the FBI Reform Act, that mandated that the FBI police force be paid the same pay and benefits as members of the Uniformed Division of the United States Secret Service. The judge ruled against the FBI Police officers in February 2017.[1][10] The FBI Director had not implemented the 2002 statute U.S. Code, Title 28, Section 540C to formally establish FBI Police.[1][11]
Gallery
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FBI Police vehicles in front of the J. Edgar Hoover Building -
FBI policewoman -
FBI Police Explosives Detection K-9 -
FBI policeman -
FBI Police vehicles with contemporary post-2008 markings -
FBI Police Crown Victoria using pre-2008 markings -
FBI Police Color Guard -
FBI Police vehicle prop from the film Live Free or Die Hard
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Senior Judge Nancy B. Firestone (13 February 2017). "KING et al v. USA". United States Court of Federal Claims. 07-589C. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "FBI Police Officers: An Inside Look" (PDF). FBIjobs.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FBI Police recruitment w/John Walsh". YouTube. October 3, 2008. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011.
- ^ Roufa, Timothy (August 26, 2017). "FBI Police Officer Career Information". thebalance.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "FBI Police". FBIjobs.gov. October 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-12.
- ^ a b c d United States Government Accountability Office (January 2012). "Capital Police - Retirement Benefits, Pay, Duties, and Attrition Compared to Other Federal Police Forces" (PDF). GAO-12-58. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Cooperative Agreement: Federal Bureau of Investigation Police and MPDC". Metropolitan Police Department. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Security - Ten Years After: The FBI Since 9/11" (PDF). archives.fbi.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ a b "Police Officer Selection System Candidate Information Packet" (PDF). FBIjobs.gov. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ Kaplan, Passman (February 17, 2017). "FBI wage claim".
- ^ "28 U.S. Code § 540C - FBI police". LII / Legal Information Institute.
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