An overview. Part One: The Hoover FBI. The making of the Hoover FBI. Coming of age in an intelligence agency. The rise and fall of FBI lawlessness. Part Two: Scandal and reform. The road to scandal. The scandal and its aftermath. Part Three: The new FBI. White-collar crime and the new FBI. Organized crime enforcement in the old and new FBI. The new FBI, terrorism, and the Reagan administration. The high-tech proactive FBI. Part Four: Assessment of reform. The new FBI appraised. References. Index.