The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is the
state bureau of investigation
A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies which usually investigate both criminal and civil cases involving the state and/or multiple jurisdictions. They also typ ...
of the
U.S. state of Georgia. It is an independent, statewide agency that provides assistance to Georgia's
criminal justice system
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in the areas of criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services, and computerized criminal justice information. Its headquarters is located in
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DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
* DeKalb County, Indiana
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, near
Decatur and in
Greater Atlanta
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.
Organization
The agency is divided into several parts:
* Division of Forensic Sciences (DOFS) - Established in 1952 and furnishes scientific support to the Criminal Justice System of Georgia.
* Georgia
Crime Information Center (GCIC) - Established in 1973 providing round-the-clock access to needed information.
* Investigative Division - Headed by the Deputy Director for Investigations with 400 employees, working in Regional Offices, Regional Drug Enforcement Offices and other work units that provide specialized services in criminal investigations. Special agents from the Investigative Division respond to requests for assistance from local law enforcement officials to investigate major crimes such as: homicide, rape, child abuse, armed robbery, fraud and other felonies. Drug investigations can be initiated without request.
* Medical Examiner's Office - Provides forensic pathology services to 153 of 159 Georgia counties in deaths which qualify as
coroner cases under the Georgia Death Investigation Act. The Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Georgia oversees the GBI's medical examiner (M.E.) program and also establishes policies and guidelines for all Georgia coroners and local medical examiners.
* Crisis Intervention Team - Assists with people with mental illness and other brain disorders.
Fleet and Asset Section manages the GBI's fleet of more than 500 vehicles and GBI assets totally nearly 5,000 items valued in excess of $100 million.
Staff Services is responsible for:
* The administration of headquarters’
security personnel and maintenance contracts
* Telecommunications management
*
Risk management
* Security and access management
* Contract administration.
Services
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Regulation
* Crime Statistics
* GBI Crime Statistics Database
* GAPS - Georgia Applicant Processing Service
* Georgia Criminal History Record Expungements
* Georgia
Sex Offender Registry
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* Law Enforcement Liaison and Links
* Non-Criminal Justice Agencies
* Obtaining Criminal History Record Information
* Prevent Child Abuse (PCA) Georgia
History
Governor
Eurith D. Rivers
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was instrumental in the creation of the department in March 1937, when a law was passed
Act 220 creating the
Georgia Department of Public Safety
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which included the
Georgia State Patrol
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and a plainclothes investigative division called the Division of Identification, Detection, Prevention and Investigation which became the GBI in 1940.
Any crime committed on state property or on state highways came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was also authorized to assist in criminal investigations when requested to do so by local law enforcement officials or agencies.
In 1972 then
Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter
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proposed extensive changes in the structure of the executive branch of state government that led to the introduction of the
Executive Reorganization Act
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. As a result of passage of this Act and later amendments, on February 28, 1974, the GBI was made an independent agency separate from the Georgia Department of Public Safety.
Photos
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Headquarters in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.jpg, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Headquarters building in Decatur, Georgia
Herman Jones Memorial Forensic Science Complex at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Headquarters in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.jpg, The State Crime Lab is located in another building at the same Decatur, Georgia complex.
See also
*
State bureau of investigation
A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies which usually investigate both criminal and civil cases involving the state and/or multiple jurisdictions. They also typ ...
*
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...
References
External links
Official website
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1937 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Government agencies established in 1937
State Bureaus of Investigation
Bureau of Investigation