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When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? Emerging Law Enforcement Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Space

When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? Emerging Law Enforcement... When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? 69 When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? Emerging Law Enforcement Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Space Samuel Nunn OCIETAL and public sector reactions to crime and terror in our cities are often schizophrenic in nature. The perceived public demand to do something as quickly as possible is the source of this bifurcation. In the wake of heinous crimes, we seek quick expedients which, in more leisurely times, we would consider more carefully. On October 26, 2001, just six weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American targets, the U.S. Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, a 342-page piece of legislation that made changes to 15 existing statutes, and created new laws. In the wake of this act, “It seems clear that the vast majority of the sections included have not been carefully studied…nor was sufficient time taken to debate it or to hear testimony from experts outside of law enforcemen t Electronic Frontier Foundation in the fields where it makes major changes” (1). In parallel with quick legislation, we often propose technological solutions. As one remedy Ham and Atkinson for terrorism, then, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Urban Technology Taylor & Francis

When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? Emerging Law Enforcement Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Space

Journal of Urban Technology , Volume 9 (3): 19 – Dec 1, 2002
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1466-1853
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When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? 69 When Superman Used X-Ray Vision, Did He Have a Search Warrant? Emerging Law Enforcement Technologies and the Transformation of Urban Space Samuel Nunn OCIETAL and public sector reactions to crime and terror in our cities are often schizophrenic in nature. The perceived public demand to do something as quickly as possible is the source of this bifurcation. In the wake of heinous crimes, we seek quick expedients which, in more leisurely times, we would consider more carefully. On October 26, 2001, just six weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American targets, the U.S. Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, a 342-page piece of legislation that made changes to 15 existing statutes, and created new laws. In the wake of this act, “It seems clear that the vast majority of the sections included have not been carefully studied…nor was sufficient time taken to debate it or to hear testimony from experts outside of law enforcemen t Electronic Frontier Foundation in the fields where it makes major changes” (1). In parallel with quick legislation, we often propose technological solutions. As one remedy Ham and Atkinson for terrorism, then,

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Published: Dec 1, 2002

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