NCJ Number
18960
Date Published
1973
Length
247 pages
Annotation
THE EIGHT ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THIS TEXT OUTLINE THE INFLUENCE OF COMPUTERS ON INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT USE OF COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE COLLECTED ARTICLES ARE SURVEILLANCE BY THE MILITARY, THE USE AND ABUSE OF COMPUTERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE ON SOCIETY, AND THE PRIVACY CONSCIOUSNESS OF THOSE WHO MANAGE OUR RECORDS. ALSO EXAMINED ARE THE GROWTH OF POLITICAL SURVEILLANCE AND DATA BANKS, THE POTENTIAL RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM FROM VARIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES, POLICE USE OF REMOTE CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR SURVEILLANCE OF PUBLIC STREETS, AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE INCREASING PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTION ACTIVITIES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)