Policing sexuality : the Mann Act and the making of the FBI

Policing sexuality : the Mann Act and the making of the FBI / Jessica R. Pliley.

Author/creator	Pliley, Jessica R., 1977-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description	293 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation--History. Prostitution--United States --History --20th century. Human trafficking--United States --History --20th century. Vice control--United States --History --20th century. United States--Moral conditions --History --20th century.

Contents	Introduction: the Mann Act and federal sexual surveillance -- The American myth of white slavery -- A national white slavery squad -- Endangered daughters -- Creating a moral quarantine -- Defining immoral purposes -- Policing seduction and adultery -- Coerced sex and forced prostitution -- The FBI's assault on sex trafficking -- Conclusion: can the country's moral borders be policed?
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2014007800
ISBN	9780674368118 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674368118 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ125 .U6 P62 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold