Wiretapping & Electronic Surveillance

Built to prepare students to be the affiant, case-agent, or supervisor on a federal or state wiretap, this course uses examples from film and television, as well as real life case studies, to aid in the understanding of the concepts being taught.  With an emphasis on narcotics and organized crime, the course provides students with an overview of long-term wiretap cases, while also thoroughly exploring other forms of electronic surveillance, including pen registers, trap-and-trace devices, pole cameras, mobile tracking, drones, and accessing the content of texts, emails, and social media.

Topics Include

• Pre-Wire Investigations (Exhaustion & Necessity)

• “Tickling” the Wire & Deceiving the Interceptees

• Intercepting Wireless Communications vs. Eavesdropping or “Bugging”