I'm the author of a book about how the war on crime changed American law, society, and government.
Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Society and Created a Culture of Fear (Oxford University Press, 2007)
http://www.amazon.com/Governing-through-Crime-Transformed-Democracy/dp/0195181085/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219717335&sr=8-1