FBI Mission Statement The overall mission of the FBI is to uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal statutes; to protect the United States from hostile intelligence efforts; to provide assistance to other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is faithful to the Constitution and laws of the United States. This mission is further divided into five functional areas: Criminal Law Enforcement; Foreign Counterintelligence; Investigative and Operational Support; Law Enforcement Services; and Direction, Control, and Administration. The CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT function is to: investigate violations of the laws of the United States within FBI jurisdiction, collect evidence in domestic and international cases in which the United States is or may be a party of interest, conduct personnel investigations, and perform other duties imposed by law or Executive Order. Major investigative programs supporting this function include: organized crime/drugs, violent crimes, and white-collar crime. The FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE function is to: conduct investigations to collect, analyze, and exploit information to identify and neutralize the activities of foreign powers and their agents that adversely affect U. S. national security through counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and security counter-measures. The INVESTIGATIVE and OPERATIONAL SUPPORT function is to: provide those supporting services necessary to the accomplishment of the FBI mission in the most effective. efficient, and economical manner. Supporting this function are the FBI's training, forensic services, automated data processing, telecommunications, information management, technical field support, and equipment programs. The LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES function is to: provide forensic, identification, information, and training services to law enforcement personnel and agencies outside the FBI. Programs supporting this function include: general law enforcement training, forensic services, non-federal fingerprint identification, as well as criminal justice data and statistics services through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) programs. The DIRECTION, CONTROL, and ADMINISTRATION function is to: provide effective national and organizational leadership, as well as effective direction, control, and administration of FBI resources. Major efforts supporting this function are the executive direction and control as well as the administrative services programs.