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Evolution of Police Technology
and the Fourth Amendment
Explore how new investigative capabilities changed policing—and how constitutional doctrine, federal legislation, and judicial oversight responded.
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6Capability eras
1844–2026Historical span
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INTERACTIVE TIMELINE
From interception to association
18402026
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THE SIX ERAS