Ethics on the fly: toward a drone-specific code of conduct for law enforcement

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dc.contributor.advisorKiernan, Kathleen
dc.contributor.advisorNelson, Rob
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Brian T.
dc.contributor.departmentNational Security Affairs
dc.dateMar-16
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T21:19:00Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T21:19:00Z
dc.date.issued2016-03
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the issue of law enforcement’s use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from an ethical perspective. As UAS have only recently been introduced into the National Airspace System (NAS), legislation regarding their use in America’s skies is lacking. This dearth of statutory guidelines creates a circumstance wherein self-imposed limits on UAS use by law enforcement take on greater importance. The primary research question posed by this thesis is whether a prevailing ethical framework exists to govern the use of UAS by domestic law enforcement functions. It concluded no consensus exists. Using the case study method, this thesis considered documentary evidence of ethical frameworks for UAS currently in use by law enforcement. A comparative policy analysis is then performed to identify overlapping areas of concern, in order to arrive at a template that recommends seven dimensions that law enforcement executives should consider in creating a drone-specific code of conduct for policing. A case is made for publicly declaring an agency’s code of conduct in the interest of strengthening the relationship between police and the public vis-à-vis the social contract.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceOffice of Law Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration, Chantilly, Virginiaen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/ethicsonflytowar1094548476
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/48476
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.authorunmanned aerial systemen_US
dc.subject.authordroneen_US
dc.subject.authorethicsen_US
dc.subject.authorcode of conducten_US
dc.subject.authorlaw enforcementen_US
dc.subject.authorpolicingen_US
dc.subject.authorsurveillanceen_US
dc.titleEthics on the fly: toward a drone-specific code of conduct for law enforcementen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineSecurity Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Arts in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense)en_US
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