Federal Agents: The Growth of Federal Law Enforcement in America

by Jeffrey B. Bumgarner and Jeffrey B. Bumgarner

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275989534
• ISBN13: 9780275989538
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Phenomenal read if your interested in History and law enforcement

This book was so much more than i expected. I actually did judge a book by it's cover. This is the most detailed yet interesting book about our fouding till our present in regards to law enforcement that i have read to date (believe me i have read alot).