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Which agency is most centrally involved in the focused investigations mentioned in the text?
Which agency is most centrally involved in the focused investigations mentioned in the text?
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (correct)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What would an investigation aiming to convict a person for providing material support for terrorism need to obtain evidence of?
What would an investigation aiming to convict a person for providing material support for terrorism need to obtain evidence of?
- Involvement in domestic extremism
- Connection to the NSA
- Foreign citizenship of the suspect
- Intent to abet the crime of terrorism (correct)
Which type of terrorism did the FBI's top priority focus on dealing with?
Which type of terrorism did the FBI's top priority focus on dealing with?
- Unprivileged enemy belligerents
- Domestic terrorism
- Foreign-connected terrorism (correct)
- Militia extremism
Which agency is closely entwined in criminal investigations, despite not having to adhere to Fourth Amendment rules applicable to the investigation of ordinary crimes?
Which agency is closely entwined in criminal investigations, despite not having to adhere to Fourth Amendment rules applicable to the investigation of ordinary crimes?
What triggers FBI's attention towards a particular person?
What triggers FBI's attention towards a particular person?
What does FBI engage in to identify potential domestic and foreign-connected terrorists?
What does FBI engage in to identify potential domestic and foreign-connected terrorists?
What happens as FBI's investigative techniques move from assessment to full investigation?
What happens as FBI's investigative techniques move from assessment to full investigation?
How may FBI disrupt suspected terrorist activity?
How may FBI disrupt suspected terrorist activity?
What happens to subjects of investigation in some cases?
What happens to subjects of investigation in some cases?
What does the FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) outline?
What does the FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) outline?
What type of terrorism did FBI investigate as part of its top priority?
What type of terrorism did FBI investigate as part of its top priority?
What does an assessment, related to ordinary crime or terrorism, require?
What does an assessment, related to ordinary crime or terrorism, require?
What does FBI's shift to a prevention posture involve?
What does FBI's shift to a prevention posture involve?
What does an assessment not require?
What does an assessment not require?
What does FBI's investigation of a single person involve?
What does FBI's investigation of a single person involve?
What is the purpose of FBI's investigative techniques outlined in the text?
What is the purpose of FBI's investigative techniques outlined in the text?
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Study Notes
FBI's Counterterrorism Investigations and Techniques
- FBI was conducting about 1000 domestic terrorism cases and about 1000 foreign-connected terrorism cases as of September 2017
- Various entities such as NSA, foreign partners, federal agencies, and state/local law enforcement agencies can trigger FBI's attention towards a particular person
- FBI engages in significant data mining efforts, including trolling social media, to identify potential domestic and foreign-connected terrorists
- FBI's investigative techniques expand in number and invasiveness as they move from assessment to full investigation
- FBI may disrupt suspected terrorist activity through deportations, interviews, disinformation, media campaigns, deportation, revocation of immigration visas, and seizing financial assets
- Subjects of investigation may be placed on the Terrorist Screening Database and the No-Fly List
- Investigation of a single person can involve a strategic plan and a detailed understanding of law, as demonstrated by the case of Daniel Rigmaiden
- FBI investigates domestic terrorism, domestic jihadist terrorism, foreign-connected terrorism, and precursor terrorism crimes
- FBI has shifted to a prevention posture, using a first-stage investigation called an "assessment" followed by subsequent stages as justified by evidence
- An assessment, whether related to ordinary crime, domestic terrorism, or foreign-connected terrorism, does not require a specific factual predication, but cannot be arbitrary or based on groundless speculation
- An assessment may be conducted when there is reason to collect information or facts to determine whether there is a criminal or national security threat, and there is a rational and articulable relationship between the collected information and the matter being investigated
- The FBI's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG) outlines the purpose, scope, predicate, and authorized investigative methods for different stages of investigation
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