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UNINA9910823219303321 |
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Autore |
Andrews T. Michael |
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Titolo |
The border challenge : an insider's view of stopping drugs at America's borders / / T. Michael Andrews |
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Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-65753-7 |
9786613634467 |
0-7618-5709-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (157 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Border security |
Drug traffic |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CH01. Thresholds of Concern; Part I. THE FEDERAL RESPONSETO FIGHTING DRUGS; Ch02. Organizing and Financing Drug Enforcement; Ch03. Political Leadership for Drug Policy; Ch04. Turf Wars Empower Drug Traffickers; Part II. SECURING OUR BORDERS; Ch05. Fighting Drugs and Violence along Our Southwest Border; Ch06. Intercepting the Business of Illegal Drugs; Ch07. Sharing Drug Intelligence after 9/11; Part III. FORTIFYING NEAR AND DISTANT BORDERS; Ch08. Fighting Drugs along Our Northern Border |
Ch09. Fighting Drugs in Indian CountryCh10. The Drug-Terror Nexus; Epilogue: The Border Challenge; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology: Legislative Milestones and Popular Events in Controlling Illegal Drugs, 1911-2011; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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