CRIMINAL USE OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION - A SUMMARY REPORT ON THE NATURE, SCOPE, AND IMPACT OF FALSE ID USE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM, NOVEMBER 1976

• NCJ Number: 40865
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 850 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT DATED NOVEMBER 1976 IS THE RESULT OF STUDY DONE BY THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FALSE IDENTIFICATION (FACFI) TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS.

Abstract

THE FACFI CONDUCTED SURVEYS AND EXAMINED THE EXTENT OF FALSE ID USE IN SIX MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS: DRUG SMUGGLING, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE, FRAUD AGAINST BUSINESS, FRAUD AGAINST GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THE COMMITTEE RANKED POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS IN THESE AREAS BY CRITERIA THAT INCLUDED NOT ONLY AN ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTIVENESS BUT ALSO AN EVALUATION OF POSSIBLE IMPACT ON PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND PRIVACY. THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE FINDINGS, BACKGROUND MATERIAL, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS OF THE FACFI. APPENDIXES CONTAIN AN ARCHIVE OF CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...TWH