1997 WIRETAP  REPORT


Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director

1997 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 1997)


Tables

 

Table 1

Jurisdictions With Statutes Authorizing the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications
Table 2
Intercept Orders Issued by Judges During Calendar Year 1997
Table 3
Major Offenses for Which Court-Authorized Intercepts Were Granted
Table 4
Summary of Interceptions of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications
Table 5
Average Cost per Order
Table 6
Types of Surveillance Used, Arrests, and Convictions
Table 7
Summary Report on Authorized Intercepts Granted
Table 8
Summary of Supplementary Reports for Intercepts Terminated in Calendar Years 1983 Through 1996
Table 9
Arrests and Convictions Resulting From Intercepts Installed in Calendar Years 1987 Through 1997
Table A-1: United States District Courts
Report by Judges
Table A-2: United States District Courts
Supplementary Report by Prosecutors
Table B-1: State Courts
Report by Judges
Table B-2: State Courts
Supplementary Report by Prosecutors