EROSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC SECURITY - HEARINGS BEFORE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURES, 95TH CONGRESS, 2ND SESSION, PART 4, FEBRUARY 9, 1978

• NCJ Number: 49013
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 48 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; US Congress
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TESTIMONY IS GIVEN ON THE IMPACT OF THE EROSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE ON THE WORK OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION IN INVESTIGATING PERSONNEL FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.

Abstract

THE ACTING CHAIRMAN, SENATOR STROM THURMOND, INDICATES THAT THE EFFECTIVE USE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INTELLIGENCE HAS ERODED, ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE, FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: THE IMPACT OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; THE IMPACT OF THE PRIVACY ACT; RESTRICTIVE LEGISLATION ADOPTED AT THE STATE LEVEL; AND THE GENERALLY HOSTILE ATTITUDE OF THE PRESS TOWARD INTELLIGENCE GATHERING. THE WITNESS AT THE FEBRUARY 9TH HEARING WAS ALAN K. CAMPBELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION PERSONNEL SECURITY CHECKS. THIS EROSION IS INDICATED TO OCCUR BECAUSE THE PRIVACY ACT PREVENTS THE SECURING OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION FOR CIVIL SERVICE PURPOSES FROM THE FILES OF INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AGENCIES. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED. (RCB)