Criminal Investigations Today: The Essentials
Video and Multimedia
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Video 1: The Pinkerton Agency: America’s First Private Eyes
Description: The video provides a history of the development of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency.
Video 2: History of the FBI
Description: The FBI in its own words is a national security organization that works to address the most serious security threats facing the United States. Let's take a look at its history.
Video 3: This Is What Community Oriented Policing Looks Like
Description: A team in the Houston Police Department is trying something new when addressing complaints associated with people living on the streets.
Web Link 1: Stanly Finch: The Bureau's Little Known First Leader
Description: Finch joined the Department of Justice as a clerk in 1893. Finch helped lead the way in creating the early Bureau. This article discusses Finch’s role in the development of the FBI.