Talk:Federal Bureau of Investigation

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 Definition:  The principal U.S. Federal police agency, part of the U.S. Department of Justice and the United States intelligence community , who has arrest authority, and is the primary authority for a variety of domestic crimes, civilian counterespionage within the United States, and organized crime [d] [e]
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FBI and MI5

An important difference between FBI and MI5 is that MI5 has no police or arrest powers; when required, they go to a police organization. There is a continuing debate on whether or not an organization, whose root culture is law enforcement, is a workable model for current domestic security. I can make arguments either way, but it's not a clear cut issue. Howard C. Berkowitz 19:43, 24 July 2008 (CDT)

Yes, but is it also not the fact that each state has its own jurisdiction that makes a federal police necessary? The UK has only one police and one set of laws, I seem to recall. Johan A. Förberg 22:25, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
That sounds reasonable to me, and fits with the situation in Germany. --Daniel Mietchen 22:28, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
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