NCJ Number
43694
Date Published
1976
Length
262 pages
Annotation
THE MASSACHUSETTS PLAN FOR COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE ACCURACY, SECURITY, AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF CRIMINAL HISTORY DATA IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE HISTORY OF THE PLAN IS TRACED, AND PLAN OBJECTIVES ARE SET FORTH CONCERNING DATA COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY, LIMITS ON DISSEMINATION AND GENERAL POLICIES ON USE AND DISSEMINATION, JUVENILE RECORDS, AUDITS AND QUALITY CONTROL, SECURITY, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHT TO ACCESS AND REVIEW. THE FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH CRIMINAL RECORDS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM ARE GOVERNED IS DESCRIBED. PROCEDURES ARE DEFINED RELATIVE TO ACHIEVING THE PLAN'S OBJECTIVES IN EACH OF THE AREAS NOTED ABOVE. INCLUDED IS A PROPOSAL FOR A COMPUTERIZED DISPOSITION-REPORTING SYSTEM FOR THE COMMONWEALTH. THE BULK OF THE DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF APPENDED MATERIALS, INCLUDING SAMPLE FORMS AND COPIES OF RELEVANT MASSACHUSETTS LAWS, BILLS, AND REGULATIONS.