WHS Library Media Center
"Home of the Red Raiders"
Privacy, Civil Liberties,
 and the USA Patriot Act


WHS Library Materials
Magazine/Document Databases   |  Web Sites

WHS Library Materials
Library materials are listed here in Call Number order.

303.3 PAR

The soft cage : surveillance in America from slavery to the war on terror.
Explores the hidden history of surveillance, from controlling slaves in the old South to implementing early criminal justice, tracking immigrants, and monitoring the poor as part of modern social work, and discusses the role computers and new technology play in American surveillance.

303.48 CYB
Cyberethics : social and moral issues in the computer age.
Contains twenty-six essays by a variety of authors in which they examine issues of morality, anonymity, and privacy in cyberspace, and discuss how advanced information technology impacts communities, citizenship, and democracy.  

303.48 HEN
Issues in the information age.
Explores the controversies surrounding the impact of information technology on society such as possible censorship of the Internet, privacy concerns, and education issues.  

323.44 ALD
Right to privacy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.  Summaries of actual case histories and court decisions in the areas of law enforcement, sexuality, reproduction, dying, the press, voyeurism, problems in the workplace, and freedom of information which have a direct bearing on personal privacy.

323.44 HUD
Open government : an American tradition faces national security, privacy, and other challenges.

327.1273 ESP
Espionage and intelligence gathering.

327.1273 FRI
Spying : the modern world of espionage.
Examines the types of intelligence gathered by the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA, the technological and human resources used to gather such data, and the future of these three organizations.  

342.73 FAR
The First Amendment : freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
Discusses the definition and history of the First Amendment and considers present day problems regarding the rights it guarantees.  

342.73 WEI
The Constitution : the preamble and the articles.
Explores the preamble and individual articles of the United States Constitution, as well as how this important document was written, how it has developed through the years, and how it is enforced.

342.7308 CIV
Civil liberties : opposing viewpoints.

343.7309 MAR
Policing the Internet.

344.73 HUD
Rights of students.

345.73 WET
The Fourth Amendment : search and seizure.
Shows how the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution has been historically interpreted by the judicial system and presents cases which illustrate how it is currently being applied.

355.033073 NAT
National security : opposing viewpoints.

361.1 GRO v.24
Pro/Con : Work and the workplace.

361.1 PRO v.15
Pro/con : human rights.

361.1 PRO v.6
Pro/con : media.

361.1 PRO v.7
Pro/con : the constitution.

363.3 GOT
Homeland security versus constitutional rights.
Examines both sides of the question: Are we defending our nation against terrorism at the expense of the rights of the individual citizen?.  

621.389 TAY
Electronic surveillance.
Examines modern electronic tools used in surveillance involving federal agencies, private security, defense, and espionage, including wiretapping, other listening devices, satellite cameras, and other visual spying devices.

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REF 051 CON 2001
Privacy under attack : are tougher laws needed to protect citizens? CQ Researcher, 2001, vol. 11, no. 23, p. 505-528.

REF 355 WAT
U.S. national security : a reference handbook.
A study of national security in the United States, providing an overview of the topic, examining past and current controversies, and including a chronology, profiles of significant individuals related to national security, a selection of documents, a directory of organizations, and lists of print and nonprint resources.

Magazine/Document Databases:

SIRS Researcher/Government Reporter - (WHS access only.  Ask the library staff for home access information.)

NewsBank - A collection of web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles and government documents.

Custom Newspapers
- A collection of web-based, full-text newspapers. 

Expanded Academic ASAP -
A collection of web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles.

Infotrac OneFile -
Even more web-based, full text magazine & newspaper articles.


WEB SITES

Civil Liberties  |  Homeland Security

"Moving Toward a Police State." - This article discusses the government's changes to the law following the terrorist action of September 11.

The Patriot Act
- From the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the full text of HR 3162.  EPIC also maintains a complete archive of material concerning the USA PATRIOT Act.


Organizations

The following organization Web sites may be helpful for locating information relating to Civil Liberties and the Patriot Act.

A - B  |  C - D  |  E - G H - J  |  K - O  |  P - Z
21st Century Spying (CBSNEWS.com)
http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2004/12/09/september11/whoswho660122.shtml
A - B
American Center for Law and Justice
http://www.aclj.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
http://www.aei.org
American Friends Service Committee
http://www.afsc.org
Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO)
http://www.afio.org
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
http://www.bordc.org
Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law
http://www.brennancenter.org/
Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.org
C - D
Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org
Center for Defense Information
http://www.cdi.org
Center for Immigration Studies
http://www.cis.org
Center for Individual Rights
http://www.cir-usa.org
Center for National Security Studies
http://www.cnss.org/
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
http://www.cia.gov
Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute (CBACI)
http://www.cbaci.org
Civil Liberties and National Security Timeline(PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/now/
politics/timeline.html
Computer Specialists for Social Responsibility (CPSR)
http://www.cpsr.org/
E - G
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) - HR3162 and Archive
http://www.epic.org/privacy/
terrorism/hr3162.html
EPIC Bill Track
http://www.epic.org/privacy
/bill_track.html
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov
Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
http://www.fas.org/irp/index.html
Guardian Unlimited:  Special Reports : Privacy on the Internet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/netprivacy/
H - J
Henry L. Stimson Center
http://www.stimson.org
Homeland Security Project
http://www.homelandsec.org/
Howstuffworks: Security Channel Homepage
http://computer.howstuffworkd.com/channel.htm?ch=computer&sub=sub-security
Hudson Institute Center on National Security Studies
http://www.hudson.org
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
http://www.ips-dc.org
Jane's Information Group
http://intelweb.janes.com
K - O
Know your Rights (ACLU)
http://www.aclu.org/PolicePractices/PolicePractices.cfm?ID=9609&c=25
Loyola College (MD) Political Science Department
http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html
NARA : the National Archives Experience
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters.html
NPR Special Report:  Liberty vs. Security
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/liberties
National Security Agency (NSA)
http://www.nsa.gov
Overview of Civil Rights in the United States
http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/crights/index.htm
P - Z
Patriot Act's Impact on Your Rights (ACLU)
 http://www.aclu.org/PatriotActFlash/PatriotActFeature.htm
People for the American Way
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/
Political Information
http://www.politicalinformation.com/
Preserving Life and liberty
http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/
Privacy International
http://www.privacy.org
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
http://www.privacyrights.org
Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/terrorleg.htm
United States Department of State, Counterterrorism Office
http://www.state.gov/s/ct
Village Voice:  Attack on Civil Liberties
http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/civil_liberties
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
http://washingtoninstitute.org/
White House Terrorism Response to 9/11
http://www.whitehouse.gov/response/



Homeland Security (Defense)



American Red Cross : Homeland Security Advisory System (preparedness site)
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas.html
Brooking Institute Project on Homeland Security (reference site)
http://www.brookings.org/dybdocroot/fp/projects/homeland/homeland.html
CATO Institute :  Homeland Security (data site)
http://www.cato.org/defense-studies/homeland-security.html
Center for Defense Initiatives : Homeland Security (data site)
http://www.cdi.org/program/issue/index.cfm?ProgramID=39&issueid=59
CFR:  Homeland Security (data site)
http://www.cfr.org/reg_issues.php?id=4|||1
Chemical and Biological Information  Analysis Center (data site)
http://www.cbiac.apgea.army.mil
CNN.com - A Massive Federal Makeover (news site)
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/20/facts.homeland/
Department of Homeland Security  (parody site - critical)
http://www.depthomelandsecurity.com
Homeland Defense (preparedness site)
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/homeland/
Homeland Security Actions - White House (news site)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/
Institute for Homeland Security (data site)
http://www.homelandsecurity.org
Ready.gov (preparedness site)
http://www.ready.gov
Survive a Nuclear Attack (preparedness site)
http://www.surviveanuclearattack.com
U.S. Anti-Terrorism Laws (JURIST)  (law/legislation site)
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism/terrorism3.htm
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (data site)
http://www.dhs.gov



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