The Border Challenge - An Insider's Guide to Stopping Drugs at America's Borders

Informationen zum Autor By T. Michael Andrews Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1 Thresholds of ConcernPart One: The Federal Response to Fighting DrugsChapter 2 Organizing and Financing Drug EnforcementChapter 3 Political Leadership for Drug PolicyChapter 4 Turf Wars Empower Drug TraffickersPart Two: Securing Our BordersChapter 5 Fighting Drugs and Violence Along Our Southwest BorderChapter 6 Intercepting the Business of Illegal DrugsChapter 7 Sharing Drug Intelligence After 9/11Part Three: Fortifying Near and Distant BordersChapter 8 Fighting Drugs Along Our Northern BorderChapter 9 Fighting Drugs in Indian CountryChapter 10 The Drug-Terror NexusEpilogue: The Border Challenge Acronyms and AbbreviationsChronology: Legislative Milestones and Popular Events in Controlling Illegal Drugs: 1911-2011NotesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Andrews, T Michael Andrews, T. Michael Andrews, Andrews T. Michael
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9780761857082
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5708-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, International Relations, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Central / national / federal government, Central government, american government;Political science