Inside Law Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement was formed in 2003 by President George W. Bush as part of the effort to combine and consolidate several border protection, immigration, and port security services into one agency. This book gives an overview of the functions, structures, and controversies encountered by the federal agency. From the post-9/11 - Eleventh Grade role of the agency to the recent immigration scandals, students will learn how this enforcement force patrols our borders to keep out criminals and terrorists and what happens when its work becomes politicized.

The Drug Enforcement Administration was created by President Richard Nixon in 1973 as a way to centralize drug control efforts. Since then, it has become a powerful agency that plays a part not just in enforcing drug laws, but in monitoring and targeting those who funnel drugs to the United States from overseas. Unfortunately, it has also been involved in significant controversies. This book looks at how this essential agency developed, the role it plays in law enforcement, and what the future might hold for it.

One of the oldest federal agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigations has evolved over the last hundred years to become the Department of Justice's main law enforcement agency. This book explores its history, agents, law enforcement reach, and role as part of the American intelligence community, as well as the public storms weathered by the 'Bureau.' Students will learn about the FBI's earliest days in the late 18 - Eighth Grade90s to the wild years of J. Edgar Hoover to the recent role of the FBI in our political discourse.

Founded in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has since become a cornerstone of American intelligence gathering. It has also become embroiled in some of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries' most significant foreign policy controversies. Our classic images of spies come from the earliest days of the CIA, but this book tackles both the development of the agency and the role it plays in law enforcement today. It even discusses what the future might hold for this fascinating agency.

The National Security Agency was founded in secrecy after World War II. Sometimes it is even jokingly called 'No Such Agency' because nearly everything the agency does is kept secret. The NSA's real work came to light after Edward Snowden exposed some of its biggest secrets in 2013. This book explores the secrets of the NSA, from how it keeps Americans safe from hackers to how it collects information about us and what it does with all that data. Students will learn about the puzzles and codes that make up the biggest and least-understood agency in the American intelligence community.