Security and Freedom After September 11: The Institutional Limits and Ethical Costs of Terrorism Prosecutions
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Banks, Christopher
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Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44240 USA
Univ Connecticut, Polit Sci, Storrs, CT USA
Univ Dayton, Sch Law, Dayton, OH 45469 USA
Univ Virginia, Amer Govt, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USAKent State Univ, Kent, OH 44240 USA
Banks, Christopher
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[1] Kent State Univ, Kent, OH 44240 USA
[2] Univ Connecticut, Polit Sci, Storrs, CT USA
[3] Univ Dayton, Sch Law, Dayton, OH 45469 USA
[4] Univ Virginia, Amer Govt, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA
Preventing terrorism is a high priority after September 11, but few studies have investigated the limitations and costs of prosecuting suspects under antiterror laws. This article examines PATRIOT Act oversight and its relationship to prosecutions. Three topics are analyzed-the Act's origins and oversight provisions, along with major criticisms; trends in antiterrorism prosecutions and convictions; and inspector general oversight of the act-together with the ethical implications of using antiterror laws in ordinary criminal prosecutions.