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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Attorney General's Program for Improving the Nation's Criminal History Records
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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The Eternal Criminal Record
Author: James B. Jacobs
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067496716X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
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For over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person’s interactions with just about everyone else. The Eternal Criminal Record makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. The United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person’s criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. In James Jacobs’s view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067496716X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
For over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person’s interactions with just about everyone else. The Eternal Criminal Record makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. The United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person’s criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. In James Jacobs’s view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.
National Criminal History Improvement Program
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Report of the National Task Force on Court Automation and Integration
Author: National Task Force on Court Automation and Integration (U.S.)
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Category : Court administration
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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Category : Court administration
Languages : en
Pages : 148
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The Eternal Criminal Record
Author: James B. Jacobs
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674368266
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
For 60 million Americans a criminal record overshadows everything else about their identity. Citizens have a right to know when someone around them represents a threat. But convicted persons have rights too. James Jacobs examines the problem of erroneous records and proposes ways to eliminate discrimination for those who have been rehabilitated.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674368266
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
For 60 million Americans a criminal record overshadows everything else about their identity. Citizens have a right to know when someone around them represents a threat. But convicted persons have rights too. James Jacobs examines the problem of erroneous records and proposes ways to eliminate discrimination for those who have been rehabilitated.
Report of the National Task Force on Criminal History Record Disposition Reporting
Author: National Task Force on Criminal History Record Disposition Reporting (U.S.)
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Category : Criminal statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales
Author: Gene Lauver
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788143468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Provides an overview of how the firearm check procedures work in the various states to help in measuring the impact of the Brady ActÓ (PL 103-159, Handgun Control, Multiple Firearm Purchases, & Federal Firearms License Reform: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act). This document is based on a three part survey sent to all of the states in June 1995. This reports summarizes the Part A responses received from 40 states as well as verbal discussions the non-responding states had with interviewers. Each summary was sent to the state for review, & clarifying comments were used to adjust the summary.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788143468
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Provides an overview of how the firearm check procedures work in the various states to help in measuring the impact of the Brady ActÓ (PL 103-159, Handgun Control, Multiple Firearm Purchases, & Federal Firearms License Reform: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act). This document is based on a three part survey sent to all of the states in June 1995. This reports summarizes the Part A responses received from 40 states as well as verbal discussions the non-responding states had with interviewers. Each summary was sent to the state for review, & clarifying comments were used to adjust the summary.
Correctional Populations in the United States
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Category : Corrections
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales
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Category : Criminal records
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Criminal records
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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