The border challenge : an insider's view of stopping drugs at America's borders / T. Michael Andrews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andrews, T. Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security.

Drug traffic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : University Press of America, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents an insider's view of the federal government's dual mission to stop the flow of illegal drugs across our borders and to prevent streams of drug money from financing drug cartels, insurgents, and terrorists. Andrews focuses on current challenges facing federal drug enforcement agencies.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CH01. Thresholds of Concern; Part I. THE FEDERAL RESPONSETO FIGHTING DRUGS; Ch02. Organizing and Financing Drug Enforcement; Ch03. Political Leadership for Drug Policy; Ch04. Turf Wars Empower Drug Traffickers; Part II. SECURING OUR BORDERS; Ch05. Fighting Drugs and Violence along Our Southwest Border; Ch06. Intercepting the Business of Illegal Drugs; Ch07. Sharing Drug Intelligence after 9/11; Part III. FORTIFYING NEAR AND DISTANT BORDERS; Ch08. Fighting Drugs along Our Northern Border

Ch09. Fighting Drugs in Indian CountryCh10. The Drug-Terror Nexus; Epilogue: The Border Challenge; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology: Legislative Milestones and Popular Events in Controlling Illegal Drugs, 1911-2011; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7618-8715-6

1-280-65753-7

9786613634467

0-7618-5709-5

OCLC:

794489971