Law Enforcement and the INS: A Participant Observation Study of Control Agents

(Paperback, Second Edition)

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This study utilizes the perceptions of criminal investigators of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to describe the normative structure of an organization in its social context. The updated material in this edition discusses that prospect and includes statistical analyses of a sample of apprehended aliens, as well as the Survey of Inmates from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for information on foreign-born criminals. The data file on apprehended aliens is available for download for purchasers of the book. Current interior enforcement strategies are discussed in an interview with the Special Agent in Charge of the New York DHS office.

Author Bio

George J. Weissinger is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Briarcliffe College, Bethpage, New York. Professor Weissinger earned his doctorate in sociology from New York University and was a former criminal investigator with the INS (1974-1985) and Sr. US Parole Officer supervising organized crime offenders (1985-1998).