Federal Criminal Police Office
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Federal Criminal Police Office
The central criminal police authority of the Federal Republic of Germany (abbreviation: BKA), responsible for combating serious and international crime.
Das Bundeskriminalamt hat die Ermittlungen in dem Fall übernommen.
The Federal Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation in the case.
The word is a compound made up of 'Bundes-' (for the Federal Republic), 'Kriminal-' (relating to crime), and 'Amt' (office/authority). So literally, it is the criminal office of the federal government.
Das Bundeskriminalamt hat seinen Hauptsitz in Wiesbaden.
The Federal Criminal Police Office has its headquarters in Wiesbaden.
In everyday language and in the media, the abbreviation 'BKA' is almost always used. The full name is usually used only in official contexts or when it is mentioned for the first time.
Das BKA warnt vor einer neuen Betrugsmasche im Internet.
The BKA is warning about a new internet scam.
As a police authority, the word is often combined with verbs such as 'ermitteln' (to investigate), 'warnen' (to warn), 'suchen' (to search), or 'einschalten' (to involve/call in).
Die örtliche Polizei hat das BKA eingeschaltet.
The local police have called in the BKA.
Federal Police
Bundespolizei and Bundeskriminalamt both refer to institutions at the federal level, but the words function differently. Bundespolizei is used as the modifying element in compounds to express affiliation with this authority, while Bundeskriminalamt itself refers to a central criminal police authority. Therefore, pay attention to the word formation or the name of the authority.
Das Bundeskriminalamt ist die zentrale Kriminalpolizeibehörde der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
The Federal Criminal Police Office is the central criminal police authority of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In „Bundespolizeidirektion“ ist „Bundespolizei“ das Bestimmungswort.
In “Bundespolizeidirektion,” “Bundespolizei” is the modifying element.
