The Super Bowl & Government Documents

Bet you didn't think of all the ways documents are involved with the Super Bowl!

• Game ball (Smithsonian)
• Security
• Department of Homeland Security image
• FBI podcast
• Food Safety (USDA)
• Score a Food Safety Touchdown at Your Super Bowl XLVI Party (FSIS)
• Safe Handling of Take-Out Foods (FSIS)
• Wings! Poultry: Basting, Brining, and Marinating (FSIS)
• 6 NASA technologies in play at the Super Bow (GCN)

The FBI and DNA

Here's a 2 part interesting Q & A about how the FBI uses DNA to help solve crimes. Part 1: A Look at the Nationwide System that Helps Solve Crimes & Part 2: More About the Nationwide System that Helps Solve Crimes.

Protecting Your Computer

Hopefully you'll read this before you begin your Cyber Monday shopping. Take a few minutes to protect your computer from cyber fraud by using this guideline from the FBI.

J. Edgar Hoover

Add to your J. Edgar the movie knowledge by listening to FBI This Week podcast on J. Edgar Hoover.

Documents of the Month: Domestic Violence

For the rest of October, our display will highlight the topic of Domestic Violence.

• Office on Violence Against Women: Working together to end the violence 
• There's NO Excuse for Domestic Violence
• Violence Between Intimates
• Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
• Domestic Violence: A workplace issue
• New Numbers for Domestic Violence Victims and Others (English & Spanish)
• Danger to Police in Domestic Disturbances - a new look
• Confronting Domestic Violence: The role of criminal court judges
• Understanding and Preventing Violence
• Domestic Violence, Stalking and Antistalking Legislation
• Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection
• STOP The Cycle of Violence: What you can do
• Domestic Violence by Police Officers
• Family Violence: A workshop manual for clergy and other service providers
• The Shelter Experience: A guide to shelter organization and management for groups working against domestic violence
• Violence Against Women: Causes and Prevention
• State Domestic Violence Laws and How to Pass Them: A manual for lobbyists
• The Effective Coordination of Volunteers
• Child Protection in Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

Keeping Kids Safe Online

Learn how to keep your kids safe while they're online by using these tips from the FBI.

Do You Like To Break Codes? Help the FBI Break a Code

Help the FBI break this code & possibly solve a murder case.

Hate Crime Statistics 2009

The FBI has released hate crime statistics for 2009. Note the links to crime in the United States & law inforcement officers killed and assaulted are included.

More Tips on Shopping Scams

Today begins another holiday shopping weekend so I thought a few more tips on how to avoid shopping scams might be useful:

Smishing and Vishing And Other Cyber Scams to Watch Out For This Holiday
Tips to Avoid Being Scammed This Holiday Season

FBI Crime Statistics: New Online Tool Makes Research Easier

Students, do you need crime statistics for your final project? You'll be pleased to learn that the FBI has a new online tool that makes it easier to locate crime statistics.

Holiday Shopping Tips

Before you head to the mall or online to shop, read these safety holiday shopping tips first.

Domestic Terrorism

Learn more about domestic terrorism by reading Anarchist Extremism: A Primer.

FBI's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room

We know have links to individual reports from the FBI's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room in our catalog. You will find reports on Albert Einstein, Lucille Ball and other famous folks when searching by name. If you'd rather see the categories, go to Electronic Reading Room. From the website:

What do Jackie Kennedy, the Beatles, Albert Einstein, Gracie Allen, Thurgood Marshall, and Walter Winchell have in common?

Give up? They are all part of historical FBI records... though for a variety of different reasons. One had a background investigation for government service. One received extortionate threats. One had open communist affiliations. One needed security for a family trip abroad. One actively helped FBI investigations. One tried to smuggle jewelry into the U.S. And not necessarily in that order.