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Kansas Bureau of Investigation

I.              Lead Section

II. KBI’s Mission

a.     “The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is dedicated to providing professional investigative, laboratory and criminal justice information services to criminal justice agencies for the purpose of promoting public safety and preventing crime in Kansas.”

III. KBI’s History

a.     The Kansas Legislature established The Kansas Bureau of Investigation in 1939. The bureau is a division of the Office of the Attorney General. The KBI has been given statewide jurisdiction to assist local law enforcement agencies with more mobile and criminal activity. In the early years, the crimes were often bank robberies. Today, the KBI’s main task is providing expertise and assistance to local law enforcement departments in handling criminal incidents. With its establishment, the KBI has been given the authority to maintain the state’s criminal justice records.

b.    Years later, the KBI Forensic Science Laboratory was added to assist the criminal justice community in Kansas with forensic science services.

c.     Since 1939, there has been twelve KBI directors.

IV. Organization of the KBI

a.     The KBI Divisions include

i.     Field Investigations Division

ii. Special Operations Division

iii. Forensic Laboratory Division

iv. Information Services Division

v.     Information Technology

V.            KBI Programs

a.     Drug Enforcement

i.     Special Operations Division

1.    The Special Operations Division of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation works to enhance public safety in Kansas by providing professional investigative, tactical and technical services to the criminal justice community (Kansas.gov). The SOD is made up of three regions: Northeast, Southeast and West. Each division is managed by an Assistant Director and three Special Agents. Agents within the SOD investigate organized criminal groups and career criminal offenders within Kansas, and some special agents are assigned to federal and state drug enforcement tasks. The SOD manages the Southeast Kansas Drug Enforcement Task Force (SEKDETF), and it coordinates the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program activities within the state. Additionally, the SOD is responsible for coordination of the KBI’s asset forfeiture program and the DEA sponsored joint federal and state Domestic Cannabis Eradication Suspension Program (DCE/SP). The SOD also manages the KBI’s criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU).

b.    Missing Persons

i.     The KBI provides information that will aid law enforcement, parents, missing children’s agencies and others seeking to find their loved ones. The goal of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is the resolution of all missing or unidentified person cases. Additionally, the KBI provides support groups for people involved in missing person cases. For more information on these reports, contact KBI Missing Persons by email at missing.persons@kbi.state.ks.us.

1.    Resources

a.      Missing Persons Brochure

b.     Kansas Missing Children's Day Poster Contests

c.      Parental Abductions

d.     You Can Help!

e.      Kansas AMBER Alert Web Site

2.    Support Groups

a.      Take Root

b.     Team Hope

c.      NetSmartz Workshop

d.     2 Smart 4 U

c.     Kansas Most Wanted

i.     The KBI keeps records of Kansas’ most wanted criminals and provides resources for assisting law enforcement.

1.     Kansas Most Wanted

2.     Governor's Reward

d.     Kansas Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

i.     The KBI started the Kansas Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) in 2014. They began determining the number of submitted sexual assault kits had been collected by forensic nurses and turned over to law enforcement without ever being turned over to a crime laboratory for forensic analysis. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded the KBI a $2 million grant in 2025 to support their efforts.

ii. In addition to collecting untested kits, the KBI started a multidisciplinary working group to evaluate the underlying factors contributing to the accumulation of this valuable forensic evidence. The group has been working to create evidence-based recommendations and model policy to address the inventory and prevent an accumulation in the future. More information about the results of the initiative can be found here Kansas SAKI Brochure

e.      Registered Offender Search

i.     The KBI created the website to facilitate public access to information about persons who have been convicted of certain sex, violent and drug offenses that are set forth in the Kansas Offender Registration Act.

ii. The Website is updated every fifteen minutes, and the KBI works to ensure the information is complete, accurate and up to date.

1.     Conduct a Kansas Registered Offenders Search

2.     Conduct a National Sex Offender Search

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VI. Directors

a.     More information on the past Directors of the KBI can be found here: View the Directors of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation

VII. Office Locations

a.     Headquarters

b.    Regional offices

VIII. References

a.     Kansas Bureau of Investigation- Drug Enforcement  http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/de/index.shtml

b.    Kansas Bureau of Investifation- Missing Persons

http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/missingpersons/missingpersons.shtml

c.     Kansas Bureau of Investigations- Most Wanted

http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/mostwanted/mw_home.shtml

d.    Kansas Bureau of Investigation- Sexual Assault Kit Initative

http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/saki.shtml

e.     Kansas Bureau of Investigation- Registered Offender Search

http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/ro.shtml

IX. External Links

i.     Field Investigations Division

ii. Special Operations Division

iii. Forensic Laboratory Division

iv. Information Services Division

v.     Information Technology

vi. Missing Persons Brochure

vii. Kansas Missing Children's Day Poster Contests

viii. Parental Abductions

ix. You Can Help!

x.     Kansas AMBER Alert Web Site

xi. Take Root

xii. Team Hope

xiii. NetSmartz Workshop

xiv. 2 Smart 4 U

xv. Kansas Most Wanted

xvi. Governor's Reward

xvii. Conduct a Kansas Registered Offenders Search

xviii. Conduct a National Sex Offender Search

xix. Kansas SAKI Brochure

xx. View the Directors of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation

***COMMENTS***

Having lived in Kansas for some time, I did not know that much about the Kansas Bureau of Investigations. Probably not too dissimilar from the OSBI. Well I think you have a ton of information here but it just needs a little tweeking on the organizational structure. At the top, where you have "Kansas Bureau of Investigation" you can Highlight that, and where it says paragraph at the top, (right next to cite) you can select heading. That will make it more bold and stand out more. I would do this for each section of your article. It will automatically give you links at the top for people just to click on to jump to each section. When you are quoting your sources in the text or when you use them, make sure you do, what I think is called and in-text citation. It will number them for you and list all of your sources at the bottom and make it to where you do not have to number them yourself. I like the roman numerals but they are not in line and makes it look disorganized. On your directors section, you may be already going to do this, but I think I would list out who they were and when they served. Is it an appointed position? If it is, maybe list who appointed them. I think for dramatic effect you should list out some of the most famous most wanted's. That could add a little pzazz to your page, make it more interesting. I think if you just clean up those loose ends and add any other details you think is necessary, you will be in great shape to turn it in.