Criminal Minds: NCI versus FBI

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NCI

VERSUS FBI

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(from left) Go Yoon, Son Hyun Joo, Yoo Sun, Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won & Lee Sun Bin NCI Members

In Criminal Minds Korea, the Korean profilers are from the NCI bureau, which is supposed to be the equivalent of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation).

What NCI stands for is not really known. There does not seem to be an NCI in South Korea. Nothing can be found on the Internet so probably, it does not exist.

A FICTIONAL ORGANIZATION

The conclusion is - NCI is a fictional organization. Perhaps the production team does not want it to be related to any South Korean intelligence organization including the NIS.

The NCI acronym could stand for - ‘National Criminal Investigation’ (Bureau) or ‘National Criminal Intelligence’ (Service).

In order to understand what NCI is, one has to study other similar organizations, especially the FBI.

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South Korea does have its own intelligence agency, The National Intelligence Service (NIS), which is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.

In the 2007 drama ‘Time Between Dog And Wolf’, Lee Joon Gi portrays Lee Soo Hyun, an NIS agent who later went undercover to infiltrate a dangerous gang.

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The NIS does not have the same feel as the FBI of Criminal Minds so perhaps it is the reason for the creation of a fictional agency, NCI.

FBI

THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, which simultaneously serves as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency.

The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is where new agents are sent for training to become FBI Special Agents.

The FBI director is responsible for the day-to-day operations at the FBI.

THE FBI

THE MAIN GOAL

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The FBI's main goal is to protect and defend the United States, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

THE FBI

TOP PRIORITIES

Currently, the FBI's top priorities include protecting the United States from terrorist attacks, cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes, civil rights and combating public corruption at all levels, transnational / national criminal organizations and enterprises, major white-collar crime and significant violent crime.

BAU

BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS UNIT

FBI

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The Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) is part of the FBI.

The headquarters for the BAU is in Quantico, Virginia.

The North American drama ‘Criminal Minds’ depicts an elite group of FBI agent profilers from BAU who travel the country assisting local law enforcement on diverse criminal cases.

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