A behind-the-scenes look, based on a PBS television series, at the FBI in its post-J. Edgar Hoover years, shows how the most sophisticated law enforcement agency meets the ever more difficult demands of keeping up with crime in modern society. TV tie-in.
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From Publishers Weekly
According to Jeffreys, a British TV journalist, the FBI has recouped favor with the American public after its civil rights violations of the '60s. Here he recounts the bureau's impressive accomplishments against organized crime, public corruption, espionage and terrorism since the 1972 death of J. Edgar Hoover, the first director. Based on unrestricted interviews with FBI personnel during his research for a forthcoming PBS series, Jeffreys offers fresh information on recruiting, training and tactics in the field, plus detailed descriptions of investigations, augmented with verbatim transcripts of wiretappings. He sheds light on internal politics at FBI headquarters in Washington, including the dismissal of William Sessions, director from 1988 to 1993. If he is critical of the bureau on several counts-for wasting resources on Cold War-type counterespionage, for instance-Jeffreys nevertheless makes his case that the FBI is unrivaled among law enforcement agencies-though "not to be trusted in any kind of politically sensitive area." Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Jeffreys, formerly an investigative journalist for several British newspapers, is currently a television producer. Paralleling earlier research in Ronald Kessler's The FBI (LJ 10/15/93), he spent two years inside the bureau working with top-level management, conducting interviews in branch offices, and riding with special agents on assignment. Jeffreys discusses in detail the FBI's war on international terrorism, the ongoing battle against organized crime, and its mishandling of the Branch Davidians at Waco. Noting a sharp split in duty perspective between headquarters and street agents, Jeffreys shows how Hoover's indelible legacy of bureaucratic and procedural obsession has created heightened internal strife. For academic and popular criminal justice collections. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 10/15/94; there is now a dispute between Jeffreys and PBS; Jeffreys claims that PBS, in its decision to disallow on-air promotion of his book as the companion volume to his series, "Inside the FBI," submitted to FBI complaints, while PBS notes that the book departs dramatically from the program, making it ineligible for a promotional tie-in.?Ed.] Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.
- Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Michael A. Lutes, Univ. of Notre Dame Lib., Ind.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent look into FBI,
By A Customer
This review is from: Inside the Modern FBI: The Bureau (Hardcover)
This book does a great job of looking into the FBI and discusses major cases in many areas of crime such as organized crime, violent crime, white collar crime, etc. He also gives a look at the FBI training acadamy in Quantico. He describes both sides of the story as he discusses Hoover's FBI and the modern FBI. A great book if you are looking for insight into the greatest law enforcement agency in the world.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fair treatment of the Bureau and its personnel.,
By Rev. C. Heath (PaterC@aol.com) (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inside the Modern FBI: The Bureau (Hardcover)
Jeffreys does an excellent job describing a complicated and secretive organization. He does not spend as much time on Hoover himself as on the modern Bureau. He is fair, ascribing blame and criticizing policies and efforts when necessary, but also extolling the overall effectiveness of the FBI. The FBI is the most powerful and effective law enforcement agency in the world, and this must not be forgotten, even if one can look at some of its recent past and find fault in its management or political intrigues. The book is dated: its most recent event described is the Waco incident. It would be interesting to read a sequel with the Oklahoma City bombing and the TWA disaster, describing the intricacies of the FBI's investigations and the human interest stories of agents unravelling trails of evidence and dealing with tragedy and death. I am glad to have read this book. It has given me insight to an organization I highly value.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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What a con job!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Inside the Modern FBI: The Bureau (Hardcover)
This book seems to have been written by an FBI public relations man. He does nothing to expose the fraud in the FBI crime lab, the murdering FBI sniper who killed an unarmed Idaho woman while she was holding her baby, or that burned down a church in Texas, killing 80 people in the process.
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