J. Edgar Hoover served as Director from 1924 to 1972, a combined 48 years with the BOI, DOI, and FBI. He was chiefly responsible for creating the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, or the FBI Laboratory, which officially opened in 1932, as part of his work to professionalize investigations by the government. Hoover was substantially involved in most major cases and projects that the FBI handled during his tenure. After Hoover's death, Congress passed legislation that limited the tenure of future FBI Directors to ten years. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was Director from 1924 to 1972? ANS1 J. Edgar Hoover QSN2 How many years was Hoover the FBI director? ANS2 48 QSN3 What laboratory was Hoover responsible for creating? ANS3 Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory QSN4 What was the other name for the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory? ANS4 FBI Laboratory QSN5 When did the FBI laboratory open? ANS5 1932