Federal Agents The Growth of Federal Law Enforcement in America

Name: Federal Agents The Growth of Federal Law Enforcement in America
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ISBN: 9780275989538

ISBN-10: 0275989534

ISBN-13: 9780275989538

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeff Bumgarner

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With the War on Terror in full swing, the government's involvement in and influence over law enforcement has changed and, in some cases, expanded. While police forces remain under the jurisdiction of the cities and states they patrol, federal agencies have taken on a wider role in combating and prosecuting crime. Agencies such as the FBI, the DEA, the ATF, and now the Department of Homeland Security have wide and varied responsibilities and powers in combating both terrorism and other crimes. But this wasn't always the case. This timely book examines the history of American federal law enforcement as well as its current state in all of its forms. The complex system of agencies, agents, and…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 8/30/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 248
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




The United States Constitution and federal police power



Federal law enforcement takes root in America (1700s-1850s)



Go West, young man (1860-1920s)



Hoover's G-men come of age



Overshadowed but not forgotten (other treasury and justice agencies)



The inspectors general (and the battle against fraud, waste, and abuse)



And then there were 100 (the rest of the federal law enforcement community)



Public policy, homeland security, and the future of federal law enforcement



Chapters of the Federal Criminal Code



Majority and dissenting opinions containing principle arguments for and against broad federal police power from the landmark case of U.S. v. Lopez (1995)



Partial list of federal law enforcement agencies and types of officers they employ



Table of contents of the USA Patriot Act



Selected events in the chronology of federal law enforcement