NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATING TO WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE - STAFF STUDIES AND SURVEYS

• NCJ Number: 39195
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 566 pages
• Corporate Author: National Cmssn for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Federal Surveill
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT GIVES SCOPE OF WIRETAP ACTIVITY, STATE BY STATE, IN FIGHT AGAINST ORGANIZED CRIME.

Abstract

THIS REPORT IS FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE 1968 OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT, WHICH GOVERNS WIRETAP ACTIVITY. EACH WIRETAP, AUTHORIZED BY CITY, COUNTY, OR STATE OFFICIALS, IS LISTED BY CRIME CATEGORY. SOME CATEGORIES INCLUDE HOMICIDE, EXTORTION, GAMBLING, NARCOTICS, AND BRIBERY. SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS ARE GIVEN GOVERNING THE REASONS FOR SEEKING COURT APPROVAL FOR WIRETAPS. THE REPORT CONTAINS CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON SPECIFIC WIRETAPS, AS WELL AS SURVEILLANCE LOBS, AND PRACTICAL AIDS TO WIRETAP ACTIVITY. EVALUATIONS AND RESULTS IN ARRESTS OR INDICTMENTS ARE INCLUDED FOR SOME WIRETAPS....BS