This book looks at the threat to civil liberties from private-sector
intelligence and investigative firms such as Burns, Pinkerton, and
Wackenhut, which are often hired by big corporations for activities
ranging from employee screening and strike-breaking to anti-terrorist
security and competitor counterintelligence. The gray area between public
and private is represented by the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit and the
Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Private record-keeping systems,
politicians and their private plumber units, lock-picking and security
systems, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration's funding for
private merchandising of police hardware are also covered. O'Toole believes
that the public criminal justice system has ceased to work, and with the
strain on tax revenues, this trend will continue. Those with assets will
always be willing to spend part of what they have in order to protect the
rest, so the private sector is moving in to fill the vacuum.
ISBN 0-393-05647-3
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