Members of the Special Agent Trainee Academy provide 720 hours of instruction to agent trainees on various courses of study.
Established in 1937, the SBI conducts criminal investigations across the state of North Carolina and are often called upon by local agencies to assist them when and where needed. The SBI Headquarters is located in Raleigh, with eight district offices as well. As a state law enforcement agency, SBI has original jurisdiction in the following areas: drug and arson investigations, environmental crimes, election law violations, human trafficking, weapons of mass destruction, child sexual abuse in day care centers, computer crimes against children and crimes involving state property.