Resources for Law Enforcement

An FBI agent and a local crime scene investigator search for clues in the murder of a newborn baby in Ocean City, Maryland. AP Photo.

It’s a stated part of our longstanding mission: “to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.”

That means many things, from fingerprint and DNA analysis…to professional training…to reports and statistics. Visit the links below for more information. Also visit the website of the Office of Law Enforcement Coordination, which works with a host of national law enforcement organizations to discuss and find solutions to broader issues.

Our Resources

Criminal Justice Information Services
- Criminal Background Checks
- Fingerprints and Other Biometrics
- Gun Checks: NICS, National Instant Criminal Background Check System
- LEO, Law Enforcement Online
- National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
- NCIC, National Crime Information Center
- N-DEx: Law Enforcement National Data Exchange
- Publications: Crime in the United States
- Publications: Hate Crime Statistics
- Publications: Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted
- UCR, or Uniform Crime Reports
- UCR: NIBRS, or National Incident-Based Reporting System

Protecting Against Espionage
- Counterintelligence Strategic Partnerships

FBI Library/Criminal Justice Research Resources
- FBI Library: Lending of materials is restricted to law enforcement

Forecasting Future Threats
- The Futures Working Group

Law Enforcement Partnerships
- Office of Law Enforcement Coordination | Security Clearances
- Asset Forfeiture program
- Publications: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin

Laboratory Services & Technical Services
- CIRG, Critical Incident Response Group
- CODIS, Combined DNA Index System
- Counterterrorism & Forensic Science Research
- Disaster Squad
- ERTs, Evidence Response Teams
- HAZMAT, Hazardous Material Response Teams
- Operational Technology
- Publications: Forensic Science Communications
- Publications: The Handbook of Forensic Services (pdf)
- RCFLs, Regional Computer Forensic Labs
- Trial preparation
- Unidentified Remains and Facial Reconstruction
- Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP)

Law Enforcement Training
- National Academy
- International Training
- Virtual Academy for Law Enforcement
- More

International Operations
- Locations, maps, and overview

Sections

Resources for Law Enforcement