SURVEILLANCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND LEGALITY
Imagine that you are investigating a string of ATM robberies occurring over the past several months. You have a suspect under surveillance; however, your supervisor has advised that you cannot continue to follow the suspect each day due to resource limitations. You are needed on other cases. As a solution, you want to track the suspect’s cell phone GPS so that you can still monitor his movements. Is this considered surveillance? Would a warrant be required?
In this Assignment, you explore these questions as you examine the intersection between surveillance, technology, and the law.
RESOURCES
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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In 750 words, respond to the following:
Describe what is considered surveillance.
Explain the difference between legal and illegal surveillance.
Explain when a warrant is required and when one is not required. Would a warrant be required in the above scenario? If so, explain your rationale for securing a warrant. If not, explain your rationale for why one is not required.
Explain how the rapid evolution of technology has affected the ability of laws and court decisions to keep up.
Required Readings
Brandl, S. (2018). Criminal investigation (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Chapter 9, “Information From the Public, Social Media, Information Networks, Digital Devices, and Other Sources Download Information From the Public, Social Media, Information Networks, Digital Devices, and Other Sources”
“Information From Electronic Devices and Digital Evidence,” pp. 260–266
Criminal Investigation, 4th Edition by Brandl, S. Copyright 2018 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.
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Shackelford, S. J., Richards, E., Raymond, A., Kerr, J., & Kuehn, A. (2017). iGovernance: The future of multi-stakeholder internet governance in the wake of the Apple encryption saga Links to an external site… North Carolina Journal of International Law, 42(4), 883–931.