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Book Synopsis
Examines the current use of undercover police officers, discusses its implications about American society, and describes how modern undercover operations have changed from those of the past.

Table of Contents
List of Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface

1. The Changing Nature of Undercover Work
2. A Selective History of Undercover Practices
3. The Current Context
4. Types and Dimensions
5. The Complexity of Virtue
6. Intended Consequences of Undercover Work
7. Unintended Consequences: Targets, Third
Parties, and Informers
8. Unintended Consequences: Police
9. Controlling Undercover Operations
10. The New Surveillance

Notes to Chapters 1-10
Index

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 5 December 1989
      ISBN-13 9780520069695
      978-0520069695
      ISBN-10 0520069692

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the current use of undercover police officers, discusses its implications about American society, and describes how modern undercover operations have changed from those of the past.

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables
      Foreword
      Acknowledgments
      Preface

      1. The Changing Nature of Undercover Work
      2. A Selective History of Undercover Practices
      3. The Current Context
      4. Types and Dimensions
      5. The Complexity of Virtue
      6. Intended Consequences of Undercover Work
      7. Unintended Consequences: Targets, Third
      Parties, and Informers
      8. Unintended Consequences: Police
      9. Controlling Undercover Operations
      10. The New Surveillance

      Notes to Chapters 1-10
      Index

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