The Ethics of the Posse Comitatus Act: How Law and Policy Affect U.S. Marine Corps Support to Law Enforcement

Abstract

In light of the Posse Comitatus Act's questionable jurisdiction and enforceability over a Marine commander, and despite the numerous exceptions to the PCA carved from law and policy, one principle of military ethics remains: The military should not conduct, or create the appearance of conducting, domestic searches, seizures, interdictions, intelligence collection, or arrests upon U.S. citizens.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 2011
Accession Number
ADA600766

Entities

People

  • Korvin S. Kraics

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Interdiction
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Natural Disasters
  • Personnel Management
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Law

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.