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Survey of State Records Included in Presale Background Checks: Mental Health Records, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003

NCJ Number
206042
Author(s)
Peter M. Brien, Bureau Of Justice Statistics
Date Published
August 2004
Annotation
Examines the quality and accessibility of certain criminal and noncriminal records when States conduct a firearm presale background check.
Abstract

Examines the quality and accessibility of certain criminal and noncriminal records when States conduct a firearm presale background check. The report covers State mental health records, domestic violence misdemeanor records, and restraining orders. It also describes impediments to access for these types of records during a firearm presale background check. This is one of a series of reports published from the BJS Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) project, managed under the BJS National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP).

Date Published: August 1, 2004