NCJ Number
18272
Date Published
1974
Length
12 pages
Annotation
A REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS CONCERNING THE KIND OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN, THE USES PUT TO, AND THE CONTROLLING AGENCIES OF THE CCH SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE FINDINGS REVEAL THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DISREGARDED OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH CERTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BY THE STATES AND BY THE FBI, AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FBI DEVELOPED POLICY AND PROCEDURES UNILATERALLY. THE REPORT ALSO INDICATES THAT THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO THE EXTENT OF COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD BE RETAINED IN THE FBI'S COMPUTERS, AND THAT DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO INDICATE HOW COMPUTERIZED CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION HAS BEEN USED. FURTHERMORE, BOTH LEAA AND THE FBI HAVE FUNDED OR SEEK TO DEVELOP ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE SWITCHING SYSTEMS WHICH WOULD RESULT IN DUPLICATION AND THE UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.