The document is a worksheet for a criminal investigation unit that asks students to summarize information from an article on wiretaps obtained by the U.S. in 2012. It asks students to fill out tables identifying the top three crimes for which wiretaps were obtained, the surveillance method used for each crime, and how the wiretaps were obtained and under what authority. It also asks students to explain the purpose of bugs, pen registers, and beepers related to surveillance.
1. CJ210: Criminal Investigation
Unit 4 Worksheet
Student Name:
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After reading the article, complete the following tables to
provide the information for the following questions:
1. What were the top three types of crimes that the U.S.
obtained wiretaps for?
2. What was the method of surveillance for each crime?
3. How were the wiretaps obtained and with what authority?
Source: U.S. Courts (n. d.). Wiretap reports 2012. Retrieved
from
http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/WiretapReports/wiretap-
report-2012.aspx
Crime 1
Crime 2
Crime 3
Top three crimes where wiretaps were obtained
Surveillance Methods
How were the wiretaps obtained? What authority?
2. 4. What is the purpose of bugs, pen registers, and beepers
related to surveillance?
Bugs
Purpose:
Pen Registers
Purpose:
Beepers
Purpose: