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Improving Access to and Integrity of Criminal History Records

NCJ Number
200581
Author(s)
Peter M. Brien
Date Published
July 2005
Length
42 pages
Annotation
This report examines the problem of missing dispositions in State criminal history records and the availability of State records to support the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Abstract

Examines the problem of missing dispositions in State criminal history records and the availability of State records to support the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The report addresses the accomplishments that the National Criminal History Improvement Program has made since 1995 in improving the quality and accessibility of criminal history records and outlines future challenges in building a national criminal history records infrastructure. Electronic only.