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Forging the star : the official modern history of the United States Marshals Service / by David S. Turk

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Turk, David S.
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Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, 2016.
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Contents
Origins of a modern agency -- The thirties and forties: roots of disparate duties -- The fifties: signs of a coming era -- Walking in fire: the 1960s in America -- Catalysts of change -- Focal points -- End of an era -- The seventies: moving beyond civil disturbance -- The new director -- The resurgence of protective operations -- Facing protest and peril -- Regionalization, Patty Hearst and Guam -- An evolution of leadership -- The eighties: redefinition -- Strike teams and high-profile prisoners -- The development of a golden age -- Unique enforcement operations -- The U.S. Marshals improvement revolution -- The nineties: wanderlust -- The term of K. Michael Moore -- A dramatic era -- The busy season -- The changing landscape -- The new "marshall" -- The new century: renewal -- A boy named Elian -- The McKinney influence -- A time of terrorists -- Director Reyna and the aftermath of 911.
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J 25.2:H 62/2
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ISBN
9781574416626 (electronic bk.)
1574416626 (electronic bk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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