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PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF STATE PLANS

NCJ Number
41992
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1977
Length
38 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF STATE PLANS DEALING WITH THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION MAINTAINED IN STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
Abstract
PREPARED BY THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY STAFF, NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AND STATISTICS SERVICE, IT IS BASED ON THE REVIEW OF EACH STATE'S PLAN AND DESCRIBES SOME OF THE PROCEDURES IDENTIFIED TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT OF COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY, AUDIT, INDIVIDUAL ACCESS AND REVIEW, LIMITATIONS ON DISSEMINATION, AND SECURITY. IN THE OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF CASES THESE PROCEDURES HAD NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND, IN MANY CASES, WERE STILL IN THE 'PROPOSAL' STAGE. AS SUCH, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MANY OF THE PROCEDURES DISCUSSED IN THE PLANS AND REFERRED TO IN THIS SUMMARY MAY BE ALTERED OR MODIFIED PRIOR TO FINAL IMPLEMENTATION. FOR THIS REASON, THE SUMMARY DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY ALL OF THE STATES THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO IMPLEMENT ANY PARTICULAR PROCEDURE FOR COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, IT DOES IDENTIFY, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, A REPRESENTATIVE STATE OR STATES WHOSE PLAN CONTAINED A DISCUSSION OF A PARTICULAR PROCEDURE. THIS SUMMARY IS INTENDED FOR USE BY STATE AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNERS AND BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE SUBJECT OF PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)