Electronic Surveillance

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Further Reading

Colbridge, Thomas D. “Electronic Surveillance: A Matter of Necessity.” The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (1 February 2000): 1-10.

Lyon, David, and Elia Zureik, ed. Computers, Surveillance, and Privacy. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press: 1996.

Ray, Diana. “Big Brother Is Watching You (Electronic Surveillance).” Insight on the News (23 July 2001): 1-3.

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Electronic surveillance in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of electronic surveillance.

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• electronic surveillance in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• electronic surveillance in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Electronic Surveillance

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Electronic Surveillance : The use of *telephone tapping, hidden microphones (bugging) or cameras, or similar means to obtain evidence. The police and other state bodies may be permitted to use such devices provided that the Secretary of State has issued a warrant under the Interception of Communications Act 1985. Evidence obtained by electronic surveillance can usually be used in court proceedings; it has been compared with the evidence of an eavesdropper. The Police Act 1997 provides for a system in which independent commissioners of police oversee the arrangements and investigate complaints in relation to intrusive *surveillance operations.