J. Edgar Hoover
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About Hoover
He was born on January 1, 1895 in Washington DC.
After finishing high school, he started working at the Library of Congress
while attending night classes at George Washington University Law School.
In 1916, he was awarded his L.L.B and the next year, his L.L.M.
He started working with the Department of Justice on July 26, 1917. He led
the Department's General Intelligence Division and was named assistant to
the attorney general. In 1921, he was named assistant direction of the
Bureau of Investigation. He became the Director of the Bureau at 29 years
old.
As Director, he fired many unqualified agents and ordered background
checks, interviews, and physical tests for new applicants. He also revived the
policy of requiring legal or accounting training.
Under Hoover, the Bureau grew in importance and became a big part of the
government.
Hoover died on May 2, 1972 in his sleep. He had led the FBI for 48 years.
His contributions to
Forensics
He changed the FBI for the better, so that it gained responsibility and
importance. He rid it of unqualified agents and made a new hiring process
with only picked high-quality candidates.
Hoover established the FBI's national fingerprint depository and crime
laboratory.
The crime laboratory would provide forensic analysis on investigations across
the country.
He made the new fingerprint collection a national resource.
Hoover was honored for his contributions to forensic science in 1959 with
the John A. Dondero Award from the International Association for
Identification.
Bibliography
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Edgar J. Hoover . (1961, September 28). Library of Congress Home.
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FBI — John Edgar Hoover. (n.d.). FBI — Homepage. Retrieved
September 5, 2012, from http://www.fbi.gov/aboutus/history/directors/hoover
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Lerner, E. K., & Lerner, B. W. (n.d.). Hoover, J. Edgar . eNotes.
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