Truth and Transparency (Hardcover)

Alan K. Chen

ISBN 10: 1108485995 / ISBN 13: 9781108485999

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2023

About this Item

Hardcover. Undercover investigators have been celebrated as critical conduits of political speech and essential protectors of transparency. They have also been derided as intrusive and spy-like, inconsistent with private property rights, and morally or ethically questionable. In Truth and Transparency, Alan K. Chen and Justin Marceau rigorously examine this duality and seek to provide a socio-legal context for understanding these varying views. The book concretely denes undercover investigations, distinguishes the practice from investigative journalism and whistleblowing, and provides a comprehensive legal history. Chapters explore the public need for investigations and the rights of investigators, paying close attention to the types of investigations that fall beyond the scope of constitutional protection. The book also provides concrete empirical evidence of the broad, bipartisan support for undercover investigations and champions the practice as an essential com-ponent of the transparency our democracy needs to thrive. Truth and transparency are central to an informed democracy. This book explores how undercover investigations, though controversial, can contribute to democracy by exposing wrongdoers. Through original empirical research and doctrinal study, it examines in depth the legality of, and public opinion about, such investigations in the U.S. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Truth and Transparency (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108485995
• ISBN 13: 9781108485999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Undercover investigators have been celebrated as critical conduits of political speech and essential protectors of transparency. They have also been derided as intrusive and spy-like, inconsistent with private property rights, and morally or ethically questionable. In Truth and Transparency, Alan K. Chen and Justin Marceau rigorously examine this duality and seek to provide a socio-legal context for understanding these varying views. The book concretely defines undercover investigations, distinguishes the practice from investigative journalism and whistleblowing, and provides a comprehensive legal history. Chapters explore the public need for investigations and the rights of investigators, paying close attention to the types of investigations that fall beyond the scope of constitutional protection. The book also provides concrete empirical evidence of the broad, bipartisan support for undercover investigations and champions the practice as an essential com-ponent of the transparency our democracy needs to thrive.

About the Authors

Alan K. Chen is the Thompson G. Marsh Law Alumni Professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is the coauthor of Free Speech beyond Words: The Surprising Reach of the First Amendment (2017) and has published numerous scholarly articles in leading national law journals.

Justin Marceau is the Brookes Institute Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is the author of Beyond Cages (2019) and a coeditor with Lori Gruen of Carceral Logics: Human Incarceration and Animal Captivity (2022). Marceau has worked with investigators, filmmakers and journalists on cases and legal projects relating to undercover investigations.