Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information: A Comprehensive Report, 2001 Update

• NCJ Number: 187670
• Date Published: December 2001
• Length: 193 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Criminal Justice Information Policy Report
• Grant Number(s): 96-BJ-CX-K010
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

This report presents a comprehensive description of all aspects of the Federal and State criminal history record information (CHRI) systems.

Abstract

Presents a comprehensive description of all aspects of the Federal and State criminal history record information (CHRI) systems. Included are discussions of the structure of State systems, the uses of criminal history information for both criminal justice and noncriminal justice purposes, the current system for the exchange of criminal records among the States and the Federal Government, the technologies and policies associated with the FBI's Interstate Identification Index (III) and National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and new technologies relating to positive identification. The report, which updates a previously issued report, uses nontechnical terms.