FEDERAL DATA BANKS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS - A STUDY OF DATA SYSTEMS ON INDIVIDUALS MAINTAINED BY AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

• NCJ Number: 15556
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 60 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY RESULTS INDICATE THAT 54 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE AT LEAST 858 DATA BANKS CONTAINING RECORDS ON INDIVIDUALS.

Abstract

PROVIDED ARE HISTORICAL AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXTS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE IN FEDERAL DATA BANKS. FINDINGS INCLUDE NUMBER OR RECORDS, STATUTORY AUTHORITY, AND AMOUNT OF ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.