| |
The Evolution of Secret Police Forces
Title: The Evolution of Secret Police Forces
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 931 | Pages: 4.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Evolution of Secret Police Forces
Some people my say that secret police forces have always been primarily
concerned with the security of the state and that they are invariably created by governmental action, but this is not the case. Thus the formidable Vehmgericht of medieval Germany was a spontaneous creation of a segment of the people to protect its
interests; it may be argued that the Vehme and similar institutions were secret societies rather than bodies of secret police, but …showed first 75 words of 931 total…
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper.
Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
…showed last 75 words of 931 total…has been accused of operating as a secret police force. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal a history of domestic political spying on famous authors such as Ernest Hemingway, on civil-rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and on a wide variety of legitimate organizations.
These domestic counterintelligence programs (COINTELPROs) used infiltration, eavesdropping, and disinformation campaigns to harass and destroy such groups as the Black Panthers and the American Indian Movement.
Need a custom written paper?
|
|
|
