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Author Potter, Claire Bond, 1958-

Title War on crime : bandits, G-men, and the politics of mass culture / Claire Bond Potter.

Imprint New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1998.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  364.973 P851w    ---  Available
Description xi, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-244) and index.
Contents Prohibition, crime, and federal policing -- Scientific policing, masculinity, and bureau reform -- The making of a crime wave -- Romance, bandit identity, and the rise of celebrity bandits -- Kidnapping, federal policing, and the role of the public in the war on crime -- John Dillinger as political actor -- The Barker-Karpis Gang, surveillance, and the victory of federal policing.
Subject Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- History.
Criminal investigation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Crime -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Criminal investigation in mass media -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Crime in mass media -- History -- 20th century.
Crime in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
ISBN 0813524873 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0813524865 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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