The Patriot Act : a documentary and reference guide / Herbert N. Foerstel ; foreword by Sanford Berman.

Author/creator Foerstel, Herbert N.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Descriptionxix, 233 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
United States. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.
Terrorism--Prevention. --Law and legislation. --United States.
Terrorism--United States. --Prevention.
Library surveillance--United States.
Domestic surveillance--United States.

Contents The Library Awareness Program : precursor to the USA PATRIOT Act -- The legislative response to 9/11 : conceived under siege, passed in haste -- The USA PATORIT Act : the bill that defined America's domestic war on terrorism -- Domestic surveillance under the Patriot Act -- Detention, deportation, exclusion, and expropriation -- Congressional oversight of the Patriot Act -- Amendments and legal challenges to the Patriot Act -- Reauthorization and beyond : the new and improved patriot act.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index.
LCCN 2007029292
ISBN9780313341427 (alk. paper)
ISBN0313341427 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF9430 .F64 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold