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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is a state-level law enforcement agency in North Carolina. Within the state, the agency acts as a criminal investigation bureau, similar to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the federal level. The SBI was originally a division of the North Carolina Department of Justice, which is headed by the North Carolina Attorney General. In August 2014, the North Carolina legislature removed the SBI from the Department of Justice. For administrative purposes (i.e. human resources, payroll, etc.), the SBI became part of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety. However, for operational and investigative purposes, the SBI serves as an independent agency that reports directly to the Governor. Under the 2014 legislation, the Director of the SBI is appointed by the Governor to an eight-year term, subject to legislative confirmation. As part of the same legislation, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) became a division of the SBI. Bernard W. (B. W.) Collier II was the first SBI director appointed and confirmed under the 2014 law.〔(SBI Director B.W. Collier Takes Oath of Office at State Capitol )〕 The SBI was founded in 1937 and is led by a director and four assistant directors, one each for Administrative Services, Field Operations, Professional Standards, and Special Operations. In 2012, the SBI received its fifth reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.〔(NC DOJ press release )〕 ==Activities== The SBI assists local law enforcement with criminal investigations and work closely with local police, sheriffs, and district attorneys, as well as federal investigators and federal prosecutors. The SBI has statewide jurisdiction and assists in investigation of criminal cases at the request of the local department (municipal police department or sheriff's office), district attorney, or judges, usually for serious cases such as homicide, robbery, and property crimes. The local department maintains original jurisdiction over these cases. The SBI has original jurisdiction in cases involving drug investigations, lynching, arson investigations, election law violations, child sexual abuse in day care centers, theft and misuse of state property, and computer crime investigations that involve crimes against children. The SBI also charged with investigating organized crime and vice activities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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