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Using Books in your Research

Books and eBooks can be valuable assets in research. Due to their length and how long they take to publish, they will not be the first resources available on certain topics such as recent events or new research. For example, books on the 2016 election were not available days after the election while newspapers, magazines and articles were published within days or hours.

Some positive aspects of using books for research include that they are reviewed by a publisher, their length allows them to be very detailed about a topic and they may include an index to help the reader navigate to relevant parts. eBooks in particular can be very valuable because you can use a search box to find exact search terms and you can click to the exact pages you need.

Using Books in Research - LibGuide
This LibGuide describes the parts of a book and how to use them for research. The Evaluation Criteria tab can assist in determining if a specific book will be useful.

Suggested Print Books

Below is a list of suggested books related to your topic.

American Surveillance: intelligence, privacy, and the Fourth Amendment by Anthony Gregory
ISBN: 9780299308803
Publication Date: 2016-07-29
To defend its citizens from harm, must the government have unfettered access to all information? Or, must personal privacy be defended at all costs from the encroachment of a surveillance state? And, doesn’t the Constitution already protect us from such intrusions? When the topic of discussion is intelligence-gathering, privacy, or Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure, the result is usually more heat than light.
Essential Supreme Court Decisions by John R. Vile
ISBN: 9781442225565
Publication Date: 2014-03-20
Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law is the most up-to-date and historically thorough guide to the American Supreme Court's most monumental rulings available today. The Supreme Court grapples every day with issues fundamental to our democracy - from religious expression to freedom of speech to cruel and unusual punishment rulings. Terrorism, profiling, same-sex marriage, police stop-and-search statutes, voting rights and our personal right to privacy, and recent landmark rulings regarding all of these issues are analyzed in this edition, showing us the modern iterations of debates that have raged in some shape or form in America throughout its history.
The Patriot Act by Cary/Stacy Smith; Li-Ching Hung
ISBN: 0398079137
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
The book focuses on the aspects that have made the Patriot Act (PA) a topic of great concern, especially since the Patriot Act has lost much of its 'power' due to judicial intervention.
The Patriot ACT by Louise I. Gerdes (Editor)
ISBN: 0737730986
Publication Date: 2005-02-28
Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Congress passed a complex, 342-page bill-the USA PATRIOT Act-to help the government fight its war on terrorism. Since the bill was signed on October 26, 2001, the Patriot Act has become the subject of intense controversy. The authors in this anthology present differing views on whether the Patriot Act protects national security, violates civil liberties, and whether it should or should not be expanded.
The USA Patriot Act Reader by Alphonse B. Ewing
ISBN: 1594543313
Publication Date: 2005
The US Patriot Act, one of the most controversial laws of our time, consists of ten titles which, among other things: give federal law enforcement and intelligence officers greater authority (at least temporarily) to gather and share evidence particularly with respect to wire and electronic communications; amend federal money laundering laws, particularly those involving overseas financial activities; create new federal crimes, increase the penalties for existing federal crimes, and adjust existing federal criminal procedure, particularly with respect to acts of terrorism; modify immigration law, increasing the ability of federal authorities to prevent foreign terrorists from entering the US, to detain foreign terrorist suspects, to deport foreign terrorists, and to mitigate the adverse immigration consequences for the foreign victims of September 11.

Suggested Electronic Books

Below is a list of suggested ebooks related to your topic.

From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act by Christopher Finan
ISBN: 9780807044292
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
Christopher Finan has given us a vital history of our most fundamental, and most vulnerable, constitutional right.
No Greater Threat by C. William Michaels
ISBN: 9780875861548
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
In this searing analysis of the US Patriot Act the author seeks to start a different, parallel dialog about the "war on terrorism," to prevent it becoming a war on ourselves and a war on the Constitution.
The War on Civil Liberties by Elaine Cassel
ISBN: 9781556525551
Publication Date: 2004-09-01
Examining the legal foundations of the war on terror, this book investigates the loss of the civil liberties of American citizens and legal immigrants. In a detailed look at bills such as the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the USA Patriot Act, and the Homeland Security Act, and executive orders, it provides a comprehensive picture of the war on terror and explores the claimed victories by the Bush administration.
The Fourth Amendment by Lucille E. Huff
ISBN: 9781633216341
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Before there were emails, instant messaging, and other forms of electronic communication, it was much easier for the courts to determine if a government investigation constituted a Fourth Amendment "search." However, with the advent of intangible forms of communication, like the telephone or the Internet, it became much more difficult for judges to determine when certain surveillance practices intruded upon Fourth Amendment rights. With these legal, social, and technological trends in mind, this book explores the third party-doctrine, including its historical background, its legal and practical underpinnings, and its present and potential future applications.
The Evolution of the Fourth Amendment by Thomas N. McInnis
ISBN: 9780739129777
Publication Date: 2010-09-20
This book examines the history of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable search and seizure, and its interpretation by the Supreme Court. It concentrates on the changes in interpretation that have taken place after the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Earl Warren in 1961, decided in Mapp v. Ohio to apply the exclusionary rule, which makes illegally seized evidence inadmissible in court, to the actions of state governments.