The FBI encyclopedia / Michael Newton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Newton, Michael, 1951-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States.

Criminal investigation--United States--Encyclopedias.

Criminal investigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, America's most famous law enforcement agency, was established in 1908 and ever since has been the subject of countless books, articles, essays, congressional investigations, television programs and motion pictures--but even so it remains an enigma to many, deliberately shrouded in mystery on the basis of privacy or national security concerns. This encyclopedia has entries on a broad range of topics related to the FBI, including biographical sketches of directors, agents, attorneys general, notorious fugitives, and people (well known and unknown) targeted by

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Encyclopedia; Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendix B: Chronology; Appendix C: Agents Killed in the Line of Duty; Appendix D: Field Offices; Appendix E: Most Wanted Fugitives, 1950-2003; Appendix F: Films Depicting the FBI; Appendix G: Radio and Television Series Depicting the FBI; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0417-7