The FBI and American democracy: a brief critical history

Introduction

The early years : creation and proscribed growth

World War I and the origins of political surveillance

Abuse of power, retrenchment, and morality

The New Deal and a war on crime

The origins of FBI intelligence, the crisis of World War II

The early Cold War years : anticipating and curbing subversion

Promoting Mccarthyism-and morality (again)

Secrecy and power : the undermining of accountability

From anti-communism to law and order

Scandal and limited reform

A modern bureau and the politics of terrorism.