Growth of federal law enforcement in America

Internet Archive collection.

The United States Constitution and federal police power

Federal law enforcement takes root in America (1700s-1850s)

Go West young man (1860s-1920s)

Hoover's G-men come of age

Overshadowed but not forgotten (other Treasury and Justice agencies)

The inspectors general (and the battle against fraud, waste, and abuse)

And then there were 100 (the rest of the federal law enforcement community)

Public policy, homeland security, and the future of federal law enforcement

Appendix A: Chapters of the federal criminal code

Appendix B: majority and dissenting opinions containing principle arguments for and against broad federal police power from the landmark case of U.S. v. Lopez (1995)

Appendix C: Partial list of federal law enforcement agencies and types of officers they employ

Appendix D: Table of contents of the USA Patriot Act

Appendix E: Selected events in the chronology of federal law enforcement.