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Evaluation of Gender Equity in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Training Process for New Special Agents and Intelligence Analysts at the FBI Academy

Submitting OIG:

Department of Justice OIG

Date Issued:

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Justice

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

23-008

Component, if applicable:

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Inspection / Evaluation

Special Projects:

Questioned Costs:

$0

Funds for Better Use:

$0

Number of Recommendations:

7

View Document:

Attachment	Size
23-008.pdf	1.59 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
1	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Maintain, review, and analyze data related to Suitability Notations, Trainee Review Boards, and trainee dismissals to identify and address potential equity concerns.
3	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Collect and evaluate trainee feedback and use it to address concerns about inequitable treatment and inconsistency in instruction and evaluation.
5	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Evaluate the training that Basic Field Training Course instructors receive to determine whether it adequately addresses professionalism and bias, and adjust the training accordingly.
6	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Develop additional internal controls for tactical training—such as reviewing multiple instructors’ evaluations or video recordings of an exercise to ensure consistency in trainee evaluations—to reduce the potential for bias.
7	Open	No	https://oig.justice.gov/reports
Evaluate, develop, and implement a recruitment plan with methods to increase the recruitment of women as certified tactical and defensive tactics instructors.