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

Author/creator Potter, Claire Bond, 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
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.

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-244) and index.
LCCN 97022311
ISBN0813524865 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0813524873 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV8144.F43 P866W 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold