J.1: State and Local Investigations

Expand the FBI’s ability to provide local and state law enforcement agencies worldwide investigative support.

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Over the next five years, transnational criminal organizations will have an increasingly negative impact on local communities throughout the United States. The FBI will need to expand its Legal Attaché Program to better assist local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in covering time-sensitive investigative leads and in seeking international assistance. The FBI will increasingly be asked to assist local and state law enforcement authorities in addressing major violent criminal activity, including sniper attacks, serial murders, and violent gangs, all of which have a direct impact on public safety. The FBI will need to increase its flexibility to provide immediate resources to support local law enforcement when the need arises. Likewise, the FBI is often called upon to assist its international partners with investigative and technical expertise, requiring the deployment of personnel. Priority Actions: Increase the level of investigative and technical support to local and state law enforcement agencies. Increase the level of investigative support the FBI can provide to our international partners. Develop Violent Crimes Response Teams to assist Law Enforcement Community response to major violent crime incidents.

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