Main Justice: The Men and Women Who Enforce the Nation's Criminal Laws and Guard Its Liberties

Due to Congressional pressure to expand efforts against violent crime, the Justice Department has experienced incredible growth; between 1981 and 1993, the department's budget more than quadrupled and the number of prosecutors doubled. Jim McGee and Brian Duffy, investigative reporters with the Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report respectively, focus on the department's criminal law enforcement activities in Main Justice. In addition to examining cases such as Aldrich Ames' arrest and the investigation of Colombia's Cali cartel, they discuss the department's role in authorizing FBI requests to conduct electronic surveillance in counterintelligence cases and the performance of Janet Reno--a "stone-cold law enforcer" who they believe is helping to lead us to a safer America.