Washington State is awaiting the Governor’s signature on a bill that will require law enforcement agencies to preserve DNA evidence for future testing. It has some favorable provisions for the convicted. – Eliminates the dates and deadlines established for convicted...
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The Massachusetts State Legislature is deciding whether to make university police records public records, as are municipal police department...
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The state DMV new computer system took public records out of the public reach. The state attorney general’s office is concerned that a new Division of Motor Vehicles system aimed at streamlining traffic accident reports is making it harder for...
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The firestorm from the ChoicePoint blunder is fast moving through the United States Senate and state legislatures. Although the fraud, perpetrated by identity thieves, was instigated at least 6 months ago, the FBI did not direct ChoicePoint to cut off...
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One law firm, Chitwood & Harley is hot to bring a class action suit against ChoicePoint but isn’t soliciting on its own website, but on this...
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A Bureau of Justice Statistics study on publicly funded crime labs reveals the extent of the work overload facing these institutions which are increasingly charged with the time and money consuming work of analyzing DNA samples. Read the study. A...
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Why can’t every police department have the same transparency with their public records as does the Gainesville, Florida PD? At their recently launched site, accident and crime reports are searchable by name or address. Allow pop ups from this site...
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Web cameras were once a fun way to communicate with friends over the internet but a few high visibility deaths at the hands of nannys lead parents to install electronic eyes. The discussion has moved to the question of the...
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What do you call it when government agencies require ID, a written letter, the permission of the county attorney and a five day wait to see a public record? This Florida County is finding themselves on the wrong side of...
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This morning, West Coast time, about 60 investigators participated in a telephone seminar with marketing guru Nader Anise. This was a fast-paced presentation packed with strategies for getting and keeping attorney clients. And not just building loyalty but giving them...
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