Unleashing "High-Tech" Weaponry in the Drug War: Posse Comitatus, the Fourth Amendment, and Enhanced Sensing

Abstract

Congress created a sketchy exception to the Posse Comitatus Act's prohibition on military law enforcement for drug interdiction. The resulting legislative patchwork broadly authorizes the use of military equipment and personnel for law enforcement, but unnecessarily restricts the most beneficial uses of sophisticated remote sensing hardware by forbidding direct participation in a search. The author contends that the War on Drugs will not succeed unless Congress, the Department of Defense, and the courts replace the statute, its regulations, and the Fourth Amendment law it incorporates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA456546

Entities

People

  • Eric C. Rishel

Organizations

  • The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Crime
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Interdiction
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Remote Sensing
  • Societies

Fields of Study

  • Law

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Strategic Security Studies