the growth of federal law enforcement in America /
First Statement of Responsibility
Jeffrey B. Bumgarner.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 234 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The United States Constitution and federal police power -- Federal law enforcement takes root in America (1700s-1850s) -- Go West young man (1860s-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 -- Appendix A : Chapters of the federal criminal code -- Appendix B : majority and dissenting opinions containing principle arguments for and against broad federal police power from the landmark case of U.S. v. Lopez (1995) -- Appendix C : Partial list of federal law enforcement agencies and types of officers they employ -- Appendix D : Table of contents of the USA Patriot Act -- Appendix E : Selected events in the chronology of federal law enforcement.
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Greenwood eBooks
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Title
Federal agents.
International Standard Book Number
9780275989538
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Law enforcement-- United States.
Law enforcement.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Law Enforcement.