Chen / Marceau Truth and Transparency

Undercover Investigations in the Twenty-First Century
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-108-66622-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Truth and transparency are central to an informed democracy. This book explores how undercover investigations, though controversial, can contribute to democracy by exposing wrongdoers. Through original empirical research and doctrinal study, it examines in depth the legality of, and public opinion about, such investigations in the U.S.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Alan K.

Marceau, Justin

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An overview of undercover investigations in journalism and political activism; 2. Evolving journalistic ethical standards regarding undercover investigations; 3. Investigative deception and the First Amendment; 4. Free speech protections for video recordings; 5. Public perceptions of undercover investigations; 6. Undercover investigations and new technologies; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Marceau, Justin
Justin Marceau is the Brookes Institute Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is the author of Beyond Cages (2019) and a coeditor with Lori Gruen of Carceral Logics: Human Incarceration and Animal Captivity (2022). Marceau has worked with investigators, filmmakers and journalists on cases and legal projects relating to undercover investigations.

Chen, Alan K.
Alan K. Chen is the Thompson G. Marsh Law Alumni Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is the coauthor of Free Speech beyond Words: The Surprising Reach of the First Amendment (2017) and has published numerous scholarly articles in leading national law journals.