NCJ Number
40911
Journal
Security Management Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 32,37-38,40
Date Published
1977
Length
4 pages
Annotation
ARTICLE PRESENTS THE FORMS THAT INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE MAY TAKE AND THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF IT.
Abstract
THE METHODS OF INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE INCLUDE USE OF THE PATSY, THE UNDERCOVER OPERATOR, TRESPASSER, LISTENING DEVICES, AND DIRECT OBSERVATION. THE INDUSTRIAL SPY HAS ALSO EMPLOYED THE SURVEY OR QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD OF OBTAINING INFORMATION, RUMMAGED THROUGH DISCARDED TRASH AND SCRAPS, USED CHICANERY IN INTERVIEWING JOB APPLICANTS, AND WHEEDLED INFORMATION OUT OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND VISITORS AND CUSTOMERS. A PROFILE OF THE TYPICAL INTERNAL SPY IS GIVEN, AS WELL AS THE AVERAGE SUCCESS OF COURT ACTION AGAINST INDUSTRIAL SPYING....BDS