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             Between the years of 1921-1933 they were known as the
             "Lawless" years(FBI.gov. 4). They were called that because
             of the gangsterism and the public disregard for Prohibition,
             which made it legal to sell or import intoxicating
             beverages. When the Stock Market fell in 1929, there were
             hard times in America. The Depression created more
             criminals that caused the expansion of the federal
             jurisdiction. The depression also caused the Department of
             Justice to create the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
             With the rise of criminalism the Federal Bureau of
             Investigation opened a crime lab which was made available
             for the local and state forces to put together all of their
             information. There are over 500 scientists that investigate
             all the evidence that would be involved in a crime.
             Eventually Congress authorized the Federal Bureau of
             Investigation to collect and compile uniform crime status
             In 1935 the Federal Bureau of Investigation decided to
             open up an academy to train the best law enforcement
             officers around. Nearly 90 percent of the people that come
             to the academy are rejected(Kronewetter 62.). Not only do
             you have to be in good shape but you also must be highly
             intelligent. The Academy is located on the Marine Corps
             Military Base in Quantico, Virginia.
             The Academy established a 5 million dollar town to
             train their men. The town is known as "Hogans Alley"
             (Kessler 165). The town's bank is robbed 3 times a week and
             there is a hostage crisis 2 times a week. During the
             training you must go through 645 hours of instruction of
             four major concentrations: Academics, Firearms, Physical
             training/ Defense Tactics, and Practical Exercises.
             When the United States decided to get involved in World
             War II President Roosevelt informed the nation that the
             Federal Bureau of Investigation would "take charge of
             investigative work in matters relating...

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