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Special agent

In the United States, a special agent is an official title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal, military, tribal, or state agencies who primarily serve in criminal investigatory positions. Additionally, some special agents operate in criminal intelligence, counterterrorism, or counterintelligence-based roles as well, with one…

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Special agent

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Edges130
Triples332
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
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related to Federal agencies · 176
Special agent → Accounting Service, Administration, Agriculture, Air Force Office, Alcohol, Army CI, ATF, Atmospheric Administration, BIA, BLM, BOP, Border Protection, Bureau, CBP, Central Intelligence Agency, CGIS, CIA, CIA Office, CID, Citizenship
related to In popular culture · 51
Special agent → ASAC, ASAC George Merkert, ASAC Schrader, Assistant Special Agent, Behavioral Analysis Unit, Breaking Bad, Charge, Cooper, Criminal Minds, Dana Scully, DEA Special Agent Hank, Dennis, Dick Barton, DiNozzo, DiPierro, Dom, Dominique, End Times, Episode, FBI
related to State, county, municipal, and tribal governments · 31
Special agent → Also, Arkansas State Police, As, ASP, Attorney General's Office, California Bureau, California Department, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Investigations Division, DCI, Department, Elder Abuse, Firearms, Forensic Services, Gambling Control, Government Department, Investigation, Justice, Kentucky Department, Maryland
related to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agent · 21
Special agent → Chief Postal Inspector, Collectors, Congress, Customs, Customs District, Department, Deputy Marshals, In, Marshals, Not, Other, Postal Inspection Service, Secretary, Series, Some, Special Agents, Special Treasury Agent, The, These, Treasury
related to Federal government · 20
Special agent → Criminal Investigator, Criminal Investigator GS-1811, Criminal Investigators, Department, Foreign Service Criminal Investigator, General Investigator GS-1810, General InvestigatorGS-0132, GS-0132, GS-1810, GS-1811, However, IntelligenceFS-2501, Office, OPM, Personnel Management, Primary Special Agent, Special, State's Diplomatic Security Service, The, Within
see also · 14
Special agent → Alcohol, Customs EnforcementUnited States Marshals, ExplosivesDetectiveDrug Enforcement AdministrationFederal Bureau, Federal Bureau, Firearms, Former Special Agents, Immigration, InvestigationCentral Intelligence AgencyInspectorInvestigator, InvestigationState, IRS Criminal InvestigationLaw, List, ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceSpy, Tobacco, United States
related to Training for the federal criminal investigator · 12
Special agent → As, ASB, DEA, FBI, Federal, HSI, ICE-Homeland Security Investigations, Special Agents, They, To, United States, While
is a · 1
Special agent → official title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal

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Special agentis aofficial title used to refer to certain investigators or detectives of federal0.90text
with the FBIinstance ofwith some also being dual intelligence operatives0.80text
the California Bureau of Investigationinstance ofmany agencies inside the California Department of Justice0.80text
the California Bureau of Firearmsinstance ofmany agencies inside the California Department of Justice0.80text
the California Bureau of Gambling Controlinstance ofmany agencies inside the California Department of Justice0.80text
the California Bureau of Forensic Servicesinstance ofmany agencies inside the California Department of Justice0.80text
the California Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraudinstance ofmany agencies inside the California Department of Justice0.80text
Special agentrelated to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agentNot0.60section
Special agentrelated to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agentSome0.60section
Special agentrelated to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agentOther0.60section
Special agentrelated to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agentSeries0.60section
Special agentrelated to Criminal investigators and the use of the term special agentMarshals0.60section

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