ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE, STANDARDS RELATING TO

• NCJ Number: 2287
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 250 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: American Bar Association
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION STANDARDS AND COMMENTARY ON THE ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE OF COMMUNICATIONS.

Abstract

OUR SOCIETY'S INTEREST IN PRIVACY DEMANDS THE PROHIBITION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC USE OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DESIGNED TO INTERCEPT PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS. A GENERAL COMMENTARY ON THE ISSUE OF SURVEILLANCE COVERS THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE LAW, DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLICE FUNCTION, CHALLENGE OF ORGANIZED CRIME, USE OF, AND OBJECTIONS TO SURVEILLANCE, AND REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS STUDIES ON THE SUBJECT. COMMENTARY ON SPECIFIC STANDARDS INCLUDES CRIMINAL, CIVIL, AND EVIDENTIARY SANCTIONS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND OVERHEARING OR RECORDING WITH OR WITHOUT CONSENT. APPENDICES REVIEW FEDERAL STATE AND ENGLISH USAGE OF SURVEILLANCE, PENDING LEGISLATION AND A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY.