"A Double-Barrelled Assault: How Technology and Judicial Interpretation" by Jamison S. Prime

Article Title

A Double-Barrelled Assault: How Technology and Judicial Interpretations Threaten Public Access to Law Enforcement Records

Authors

Jamison S. Prime, Indiana University School of Law

Document Type

Note

Publication Date

3-1996

Publication Citation

48 Federal Communications Law Journal 341 (1996)

Abstract

Recently, an explosion of media coverage has revealed gross misconduct on the part of many police officers in the United States. From Rodney King to Mark Furman, the events have raised grave questions about whether existing checks against police misconduct are effective. Yet, at this crucial period, technological advances and judicial interpretations undermine the ability of the public to access police records. The Author argues that most Freedom of Information (FOI) statutes provide inadequate access to police records in light of technological advances and narrow judicial interpretations of FOI statutes.

Recommended Citation

Prime, Jamison S. (1996) "A Double-Barrelled Assault: How Technology and Judicial Interpretations Threaten Public Access to Law Enforcement Records," Federal Communications Law Journal: Vol. 48: Iss. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/vol48/iss2/4

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