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

Published New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-244) and index Notes Description based on print version record 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 -- History -- 20th century Crime in mass media -- History -- 20th century Crime in popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century New Deal, 1933-1939 Form Electronic book Author EBSCOhost ISBN 9780813560175 (electronic bk.) 0813560179 (electronic bk.)

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