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Title
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CITIZENS POLICING THE POLICE: AN EVALUATION OF CITIZENS RECORDING POLICE OFFICER AND WIRETAPPING LAWS.
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Creator
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Coelho, Thiago, Bast, Carol, University of Central Florida
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Abstract / Description
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The focus of this thesis is to explore the legality, the issues, and the remedy to a controversial statute in the State of Illinois. This thesis will explain how the First Amendment relates to the Illinois statute and its desire of a citizen is right to report information that is not being granted. Moreover, this paper will further go into a recent legislative bill to amend the Illinois statute, its failure, the media surrounding the issue, and the consequences of amending or not amending the...
Show moreThe focus of this thesis is to explore the legality, the issues, and the remedy to a controversial statute in the State of Illinois. This thesis will explain how the First Amendment relates to the Illinois statute and its desire of a citizen is right to report information that is not being granted. Moreover, this paper will further go into a recent legislative bill to amend the Illinois statute, its failure, the media surrounding the issue, and the consequences of amending or not amending the statute. It will further review state law in regard to citizens recording police officers, and explain how some states deal with the statute.
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Date Issued
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2013
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Identifier
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CFH0004435, ucf:45127
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004435
