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A Suggested Legislative Device For Dealing With Abuses Of Criminal Records, Walter W. Steele Jr.
A Suggested Legislative Device For Dealing With Abuses Of Criminal Records, Walter W. Steele Jr.
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
There are pitfalls apparent in ameliorating the overuse of criminal records. For example, techniques of expunging, sealing, and limiting access do not affect legal status. No amount of expunging, or sealing, or limiting access is truly useful unless civil rights, such as the right to vote, are restored as well. Another problem is the inherent breadth of a criminal record, which can involve acts or allegations of acts ranging from traffic offenses to murder or rape. Thus, it is difficult to draw precise guidelines delineating those parts of the record which may be legitimately used. The apparently illegitimate use of …
The Concept Of Privacy And The Fourth Amendment, Steven C. Douse
The Concept Of Privacy And The Fourth Amendment, Steven C. Douse
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Article attempts at a minimum to offer a common background and frame of reference for defining and comparing myriad facets of the law. If successful, they furnish a model for the integration of these many facets. This inquiry begins with an examination of the proposition that the essence of the fourth amendment is protection of a right of privacy. The concept of privacy is then defined and elaborated, both without and within the constitutional context. These conclusions are further extended in an exploration of mechanisms for defining the invasions and protection of fourth amendment privacy.