NCJ Number
38838
Journal
Assets Protection Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (WINTER 1976) Pages: 11-19
Editor(s)
W J WARD
Date Published
1976
Length
9 pages
Annotation
PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES CONTAINING AN EDITED VERSION OF 'STATE OF THE ART OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE' PUBLISHED IN A REPORT BY A NATIONAL COMMISSION STUDYING WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE.
Abstract
THE SIX VOLUME FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATING TO WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WIRETAP COMMISSION) WAS PUBLISHED IN SPRING, 1976. IT DEALS, INTER ALIA, WITH THE EXTENT OF BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND THE ADEQUACY OF CURRENT LAWS TO KEEP IT WITHIN CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS. ONE OF THESE VOLUMES, ENTITLED COMMISSION STUDIES, ADDRESSES THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE AND TECHNICAL SURVEILLANCE COUNTERMEASURES TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT. THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A SUMMARY OF A PORTION OF THAT REPORT. AMONG THE SPECIFIC AREAS DISCUSSED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE MICROPHONE SYSTEMS, TYPES OF MICROPHONES, SPECIAL PURPOSE MICROPHONES, RADIO EAVESDROPPING DEVICES, TAPE RECORDING SYSTEMS, AND OPTICAL DIRECTIONAL SYSTEMS....DMC