The Pros And Cons Of Government Surveillance Tactics

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The recent growth in surveillance is not about the technology, but the physical surveillance tactics our government has adopted. Police departments have become involved in the argument of unethical government surveillance because they are overseen by the government and acts as a form of government surveillance. Police department and their tactics are a primary and most hands on form of surveillance used in the U.S. Today, stop and frisk is the face of police misconduct. This tactic requires officers to have reasonable suspicion to pat down a suspect's outer clothing, or stop and frisk without a warrant. The Newark Police Department (PD) of Newark, New Jersey has experienced several issues with their stop and frisk tactics over the years. In