Thomas Cincotta’s report is a comprehensive investigation of the post-9/11 “information sharing environment” among law enforcement, explaining how Suspicious Activity Reporting violates civil liberties without yielding any greater security.
Platform for Individual beliefs that favor one group over others, or disfavor a particular group, and/or laws, policies and traditions that inscribe such beliefs in institutions. Learn more outlines the push to enlist law enforcement as intelligence officers by encouraging police to report 1st Amendment-protected activities like photography, taking notes, making diagrams, and “espousing A generic category for anyone who holds beliefs outside of those approved by mainstream or broadly centrist preferences. Learn more views.” The report concludes that the Congress should hold hearings to evaluate the lawfulness and effectiveness of suspicious activity reporting and order reforms prior to nationwide implementation.