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HISTORY OF POLICE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS, 1880-1975 (FINAL DRAFT)

NCJ Number
35702
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
173 pages
Annotation
BOOK TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS AND EXAMINING THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ORIENTED TOWARD STATE AND LOCAL POLICE LEVELS.
Abstract
THE ROOTS OF THE PRESENT POLICE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM ARE TRACED TO THE PRIVATE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS OF LEADING AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS DURING THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY THROUGH THE RED SCARE, PROHIBITION, ORGANIZED CRIME, RADICAL POLITICAL GROUPS, THE COLD WAR, AND POLITICAL AND SOCIAL UNREST. LEGAL PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF INTELLIGENCE DATA AND INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION TECHNIQUES INCLUDING AUTOMATED DATA BANKS, USE OF UNDERCOVER OPERATIVES, AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE ARE EXAMINED. RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF POLICE ABUSE OF INTELLIGENCE GATHERING POWERS AND MISUSE OF INFORMATION ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED AS ARE THE EFFORTS OF SOME INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.