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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice > Espionage Act of 1917

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Espionage Act of 1917  

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  • The Espionage Act of 1917 was created to protect the United States from subversive activity but was used to suppress opposition to World War I and U.S. involvement in Russia following the war. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Espionage Act of 1917]

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