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Law Enforcement and the INS, Third Edition: A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents
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paperback. This book is a participation observation study of control agents, and the agency where they work. The theoretical framework for this study focuses on norms as rules in use, and contributes to the sociological concept of deviance. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHC; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
This book updates prior research that utilized the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), and compares these perceptions with immigration enforcement priorities that were implemented post 911, through the Obama Administration up to the Trump presidency. The legacy INS attempted to provide both a service and control function, which made it difficult for INS investigators to fulfill their mission of interior enforcement of the immigration laws. Other problems that surfaced included organizational relations, as well as notions about professionalism, which affected recruitment, retention, training, and worker expectations. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security ... Read more
This book updates prior research that utilized the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS), and compares these perceptions with immigration enforcement priorities that were implemented post 911, through the Obama Administration up to the Trump presidency. The legacy INS attempted to provide both a service and control function, which made it difficult for INS investigators to fulfill their mission of interior enforcement of the immigration laws. Other problems that surfaced included organizational relations, as well as notions about professionalism, which affected recruitment, retention, training, and worker expectations. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Hamilton Books United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761869016
SKU
V9780761869016
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About
George Weissinger, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York. Professor Weissinger earned his doctorate in sociology from New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Science, and was a former criminal investigator with the legacy Immigration and Naturalization Service. He also served as a Sr. US Parole Officer supervising organized ... Read more
Reviews for Law Enforcement and the INS, Third Edition: A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents
If US immigration policy and its related topics of Drugs and Crime interests are important to you...and if you live here, they should be! This book is a must read.
Michael Levine author of NY Times bestseller Deep Cover and Trial Consultant
Michael Levine author of NY Times bestseller Deep Cover and Trial Consultant