Increasing the Utility of the Criminal History Record: Report of the National Task Force

• NCJ Number: 156922
• Date Published: December 1995
• Length: 69 pages
• Publication Series: BJS Full Reports
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Survey

Annotation

This report sets out the findings and recommendation of the National Task Force on Increasing the Utility of the Criminal History Record.

Abstract

This report describes deliberations of the task force, whose members included representatives of prosecutors' offices, the judiciary, and other criminal justice agencies, and identifies and discusses issues concerning inclusion and presentation of RAP sheet data. Appendixes offer options for RAP sheet presentation and transmission. The report is part of the continuing BJS series on improving criminal history record systems in the States. SEARCH Group, Inc.