Hoover, JE

…When the FBI was established in 1908, the scope of the federal government's activities was still narrow, and the FBI was only a small investigative team. However, as the number of investigations and crackdowns on crimes under federal law increased, such as the Antitrust Act in the 1910s and Prohibition in the 1920s, the FBI's scope of activities expanded and the size of the bureau grew. In particular, after 29-year-old John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was appointed director in 1924, the organization rapidly modernized and expanded (Director Hoover reigned at the bureau for 48 years until his death in 1972). In addition to its headquarters in Washington, the FBI has branches in 59 major cities and about 530 locations in 50 states, with nearly 10,000 special agents (including overseas). …

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…1908年の発足当時は，まだ連邦政府の活動範囲もせまく，FBIも小人数の捜査班程度であったが，10年代の反トラスト法，20年代の禁酒法等，連邦法による犯罪の捜査，取締り件数が増えるにつれてFBIの活動領域もひろがり，規模も大きくなった。とくに1924年，29歳のエドガー･フーバーJohn Edgar Hoover(1895‐1972)が局長に任命されてから，その組織は急速に近代化され拡大した(フーバー局長は，1972年に死去するまで48年間FBIに君臨した)。ワシントンの本部のほか59の主要都市と50州約530ヵ所に派遣部署をもち，1万名ちかく(海外を含む)の特別捜査官special agentがいる。…

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