Concept
Agent spécial (États-Unis)
Concepts associés (5)
Opération secrète
Une opération couverte est conçue et menée de façon que le commanditaire soit inconnu ou qu'il puisse raisonnablement nier son implication. Ce type d'opération vise à créer un impact politique qui peut à son tour influencer les affaires militaires, de renseignement ou judiciaires d'un pays. Idéalement, une telle opération atteint ses objectifs sans que personne sache qui a commandé l'opération, qui a réalisé l'opération et, dans certains cas, sans que personne sache que l'opération s'est déroulée avec succès (on parle alors d'opération clandestine).
Detective
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately. Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is a licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, by examining and evaluating clues and personal records in order to uncover the identity and/or whereabouts of criminals.
Organisme chargé de l'application de la loi
A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the law. LEAs which have their ability to apply their powers restricted in some way are said to operate within a jurisdiction. LEAs will have some form of geographic restriction on their ability to apply their powers. The LEA might be able to apply its powers within a country, for example the United States' Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or its Drug Enforcement Administration; within a division of a country, for example the Australian state Queensland Police; or across a collection of countries, for example international organizations such as Interpol, or the European Union's Europol.
Espionage
Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence). A person who commits espionage is called an espionage agent or spy. Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. The practice is clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome. In some circumstances, it may be a legal tool of law enforcement and in others, it may be illegal and punishable by law.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Le en (qui se traduit littéralement par « Bureau fédéral d'enquête »), ou très couramment nommé par son sigle en (), est, aux États-Unis, le principal service fédéral de et un service de renseignement intérieur. En 2010, le FBI est compétent pour plus de deux cents catégories de crimes fédéraux, faisant du FBI l'organisme d'enquête majeur du gouvernement américain. Ses attributions incluent l'antiterrorisme, le contre-espionnage, le crime informatique et la médecine légale.