Surveillance in the Borderlands: A Path Forward For Law Enforcement Small Unmanned Aircraft System Operations

Abstract

Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), initially developed by the military, have migrated to the domestic environment (government, commercial, and private sectors) and will soon be incorporated into the national airspace. As the Federal Aviation Administration plans for incorporating unmanned aircraft safely into the national airspace, law enforcement agencies nationwide await guidance on their operation. Beyond the practical concerns of operating unmanned aircraft in the national airspace, law enforcement agencies will utilize them in the interest of public safety and interact with the criminal justice system. The process will be complicated with the incorporation of an entirely new technology into Fourth Amendment law governing privacy rights. The advanced technology of sUAS makes predicting its effect on the criminal justice system and attempting to promulgate legislation prior to operational use a challenge that can be avoided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177221

Entities

People

  • Joel P Wray

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Border Security
  • California
  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Judiciary
  • Law
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Privacy Rights
  • Supreme Court
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space