NCI
VERSUS
FBI
FBI
 
(from left) Go Yoon, Son Hyun Joo, Yoo Sun, Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won & Lee Sun Bin
NCI Members
In Criminal Minds Korea, the Korean profilers are from the NCI bureau, which is supposed to be the equivalent of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
What NCI stands for is not really known. There does not seem to be an NCI in South Korea. Nothing can be found on the Internet so probably, it does not exist.
A FICTIONAL ORGANIZATION
The conclusion is - NCI is a fictional organization. Perhaps the production team does not want it to be related to any South Korean intelligence organization including the NIS.
The NCI acronym could stand for - ‘National Criminal Investigation’ (Bureau) or ‘National Criminal Intelligence’ (Service).
In order to understand what NCI is, one has to study other similar organizations, especially the FBI.
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South Korea does have its own intelligence agency, The National Intelligence Service (NIS), which is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea.
In the 2007 drama ‘Time Between Dog And Wolf’, Lee Joon Gi portrays Lee Soo Hyun, an NIS agent who later went undercover to infiltrate a dangerous gang.
          
The NIS does not have the same feel as the FBI of Criminal Minds so perhaps it is the reason for the creation of a fictional agency, NCI.
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FBI
THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, which simultaneously serves as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency.
The FBI Academy, located in Quantico, Virginia, is where new agents are sent for training to become FBI Special Agents.
The FBI director is responsible for the day-to-day operations at the FBI.
THE FBI
THE MAIN GOAL
The FBI's main goal is to protect and defend the United States, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.
THE FBI
TOP PRIORITIES
Currently, the FBI's top priorities include protecting the United States from terrorist attacks, cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes, civil rights and combating public corruption at all levels, transnational / national criminal organizations and enterprises, major white-collar crime and significant violent crime.
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BAU
BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS UNIT
FBI
The Behavioural Analysis Unit (BAU) is part of the FBI.
The headquarters for the BAU is in Quantico, Virginia.
The North American drama ‘Criminal Minds’ depicts an elite group of FBI agent profilers from BAU who travel the country assisting local law enforcement on diverse criminal cases.
             
CRIMINAL MINDS
KOREA
The information on the BAU provides interesting and provocative food for thought.
Well, the pertinent question is, if the FBI has BAU, what about the NCI of Criminal Minds Korea?
What is the name of their profiling agency?
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