Book Description

This report is an update of a report first published in 1993 that was the first descriptive review of the Nation's criminal history information systems. The report discusses in nontechnical terms the complex, interrelated network of local, State, and Federal information systems that provide criminal history records to both criminal justice and non-criminal justice users. The 2001 update reflects changes in the handling of criminal history records that occurred in the 1990s following policy developments, societal changes, technological advances, and other factors.