Society: Covert Policiing in Modern America

to destroy or discredit their rivals. In thernABSCAM case, it was alleged that therndecision to target politicians in this particularrnarea reflected the Carter administration'srndesire to subvert potential supportersrnof rival candidates in thernforthcoming presidential primaries.rnThis charge was apparently without substance,rnbut the opportunity for selectiverninvestigation and prosecution is perilous . . .