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2 Jul

Can expunged records be reported in background screening?

It’s little surprise that Florida, which has had one of the most open and accessible public records of all the states, –long available to private data agreggators– has drawn fire for the appearance of expunged criminal records in commercial databases....
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27 Jun

Supreme Court paves the way for Kansas death penalty

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling reinstitutes the death penalty in Kansas. Read the Kansas attorney general’s press release and listen to his press conference. The United States Supreme Court today reversed a December 2004 decision by the Kansas Supreme Court...
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26 Jun

North Middleton Pa crime reports online

The North Middleton, Pennsylvania Police Department Crime Stoppers Wanted database lists crime reports with photos, organized by...
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22 Jun

District of Columbia Court redacts dates of birth from criminal index

The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) discovered that Superior Court Chief Judge Rufus King ordered the removal of dates of birth from the criminal index. No formal order has been issued. Yesterday, the Superior Court, District of Columbia,...
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19 Jun

Will states make rap sheets a public record?

States are on a course of assigning a value to particular crimes by segmenting them into boutique registries of sex offenders, methamphetamine manufacturers, domestic violence perpetrators and now a proposed registry for those convicted of violent non-sexual offenses against youth....
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15 Jun

Rhode Island police press legislation giving them access to telephone records

The Rhode Island Senate has passed a bill that will give law enforcement special access to telephone company records for subscribers without first obtaining a warrant. This should be of special interest to criminal defense investigators who could face prosecutors...
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14 Jun

Criminal Studies: Meth isn’t the new crack

The Sentencing Project, a criminal justice research organization, concludes in its recent report, Methamphetamine; The Next Big Thing?, that the public perceptions and media exaggerations of a meth epidemic have affected drug policy and sentencing of offenders. The report summary...
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22 May

Electronic criminal records indexes

National Background Data (NBD) is a supplier of electronic criminal histories. Another source is Rapsheets, which can be directly purchased on the Internet or through vendors. A few years ago, NBD presented at a conference of pre employment background screeners,...
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19 May

Berkeley California crime log plotted on Google maps

Many innovative folks, some who have too much spare time, have found their calling applying the technology behind Google Maps to their own area of interest. One useful application is plotting crime reports on a map. Perhaps the most well-known...
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California, Criminal, Pennsylvania, Public Records, States 1 Comment

5 May

New York City Courts release 2005 report

The Criminal Court of the City of New York issued their 2005 Annual Report of court operations. It sounds dry but actually encompasses a wide range of useful information. You’ll find descriptions of legislative changes to criminal law in 2005,...
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