Wiretapping

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This paper examines the benefits obtained by permitting wiretaps in criminal investigations. The paper cites studies indicating that the use of wiretaps during certain types of criminal investigations was highly beneficial to authorities and argues that wiretapping can be utilized as an effective tool if appropriate legal procedures are followed. The paper looks at the different types of wiretapping available, legislation designed to control the use of wiretapping, and argues that the United States Constitution actually supports wiretapping.

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"Many would argue that wiretapping violates the constitutional right to privacy guaranteed every citizen living in the United States. However, the issue of whether wiretapping is constitutional or not is not black and white, but in fact grey. Wiretapping should in fact, be allowed and supported under certain conditions as a measure of protecting the health and livelihood of the American people. Wiretapping poses the potential benefit of protecting the citizens of the United States from acts of terrorism and personal harm. They key to successful implementation of a wiretapping law or program however, will require distinct and clear definitions and legal protocol which define when and under what circumstances wiretapping may be justified and necessary for the protection of the well being of the American People."

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