The Birth of the FBI: Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Fight Over America's Premier Law Enforcement Agency

The Birth of the FBI traces the roots of the struggle between President Roosevelt and Congressman Tawney in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Author: Willard M. Oliver
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 08/15/2021
Pages: 342
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9781538160602
ISBN10: 1538160609
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Corruption & Misconduct
- Political Science | Law Enforcement

About the Author
Willard M. Oliver, PhD, is a professor in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State. His areas of expertise include policing (ex. Police stress, small-town and rural policing, community policing, Homeland Security & policing, etc.), public policy of crime & criminal justice, and the history of criminal justice. He is the author of several other books pertaining to the history of criminal justice (as well as other areas of criminal justice and policing), including August Vollmer: The Father of American Policing (2017), A History of Crime and Criminal Justice in America 3rd ed. (2017), Killing Congress (Lexington, 2014), Introduction to Homeland Security (2014), Crime, History, and Hollywood (2013), and Killing the President (2010).

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