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American Detective - Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations (Hardcover)
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American Detective - Behind the Scenes of Famous Criminal Investigations (Hardcover)
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From 1920 to 1970, detectives were the dominant force in American
urban police departments. In American Detective, Thomas A. Reppetto
examines detective bureaus rather than just individual detectives.
Each chapter offers a behind-the-scenes look at detective bureaus,
embryonic or fully formed, in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles,
Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Boston, the FBI and the
Texas Rangers. From grisly murders to high-stake heists, political
crimes to high-profile kidnappings, Reppetto takes readers on a
journey through criminal justice history in the United States and
shows how detectives played a major role in each case. Beginning
with the invention of the detective in the mid-nineteenth century,
Reppetto profiles famous sleuths throughout time, such as private
detective chiefs Allan Pinkerton and William Burns, top commanders
like Thad Brown of L.A., public safety director Elliott Ness of
Cleveland, and America's "top cop" J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI, to
name a few. Detectives were the city's watchdog before the entire
police department took over in the late 19th century to make the
city "safe." A solid case for the reinstatement of detectives'
original primary function in police departments, Reppetto's book
shatters the present-day policing system we take for granted.
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