Lawlessness and Reform
Federal Bureau of Investigation in Transition
Published on 1. January 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-534-12882-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book should be of interest to undergraduate courses in American politics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-12882-1 (9780534128821)
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Content
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.