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" Federal agents : "
Jeffrey B. Bumgarner.
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BL
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972786
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b727156
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Bumgarner, Jeffrey B.
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Federal agents : : the growth of federal law enforcement in America /\ Jeffrey B. Bumgarner.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2006.
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1 online resource (xi, 234 pages)
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0313065438
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: 9780313065439
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
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| Contents
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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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Law enforcement-- United States.
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Law enforcement.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Law Enforcement.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.20973
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HV7561.B86 2006eb
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