Uncle Sam's policemen: the pursuit of fugitives across borders

Introduction: crimes of mobility -- The embezzlement epidemic -- Detectives without borders -- An empire of justice -- Extradition havens -- Asylum no more -- Camouflaged extradition -- From the Pinkertons to the FBI -- Epilogue: how rendition became extraordinary

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Unterman, Katherine 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England Harvard University Press 2015
In:Year: 2015
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Fugitives from justice > United States > History
Extradition > United States > History
International crimes > History
Fugitives from justice > History > United States
Extradition > History > United States
USA > Internationales Strafrecht > Grenze > Flucht > Verfolgung > Geschichte 1870-1940
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Summary:Introduction: crimes of mobility -- The embezzlement epidemic -- Detectives without borders -- An empire of justice -- Extradition havens -- Asylum no more -- Camouflaged extradition -- From the Pinkertons to the FBI -- Epilogue: how rendition became extraordinary
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-262) and index
Physical Description:280 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm
ISBN:978-0-674-73692-4