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Chief who approved undercover surveillance of UT-Austin political groups called to account by Georgetown student paper

Jeffrey Van Slyke, the former University of Texas Police Department chief who authorized undercover snooping on UT-Austin student groups, finds himself facing hard questions from a student newspaper in Washington D.C. about his policing record at UT in this high-impact piece from the Georgetown Voice.Of the many regrettable UTPD episodes recounted in the story, perhaps the most controversial in an academic setting was Van Slyke's admitted, repeated use of undercover officers and informants at UT-Austin to infiltrate anti-war and pro-choice student groups:On Monday, Van Slyke would not rule out using student informants at Georgetown.?What I?ve done on other campuses doesn?t necessarily mean that?s going to happen here, and my focus is on what?s best for Georgetown University,? he said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 29, 2008 (boomark / email).