Police GPS Surveillance on Vehicles and the Warrant Requirement: "For a While I've Been Watching You Steady"

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-550

  Hughes, Tom Tad ^a   Burton, Corey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fourth Amendment; GPS surveillance; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887402834     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-012-9185-z     Document Type: Article

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