Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997
Date Published
November 2000
Publication Type
Publication
Agencies
BJS
Criminal histories
Continuing Criminal History Records Improvement Evaluation: Final 1994-98 Report
Date Published
February 2000
Publication Type
Publication
National Criminal History Improvement Program grants
President Clinton Announces Over $41 Million to Stop Violent Criminals From Purchasing Firearms
Grants Will Improve Criminal History Records Vital to National Check System
WASHINGTON, DCAt the White House today, President Clinton announced that 46 states are receiving grants totaling more than $41 million to continue improving criminal history records, which will help keep felons from purchasing handguns. This is the fourth year of funding...
National Criminal History Improvement Program Grants
Justice Department Awards Over $42 Million to Improve Criminal History Records
Funds Enhance Identification of Ineligible Gun Purchasers and Sex Offenders
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20The Justice Department today is awarding more than $42 million to 55 states and territories to continue automating and improving the quality of criminal history records, which can help law enforcement with background checks for guns and other purposes. The awards mark...
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1997 Overview
Date Published
May 1998
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1999 Overview
Date Published
July 2000
Publication Type
Publication
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 2002 Overview
Date Published
November 2003
Publication Type
Publication
Women in Prison
Date Published
March 1994
Publication Type
Publication
Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims (Full Report)
Date Published
March 1996
Publication Type
Publication
Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002
Date Published
December 2005
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2000
FIREARMS PURCHASE APPLICATIONS DECLINED
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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2002
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 | Contact: Stu Smith |
| 202/307-0784 |
BACKGROUND CHECKS BLOCKED 136,000 GUN PURCHASES IN 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Instant Criminal Background Check System last year rejected 136,000 applications from among the more than 7.8 million applications to buy or transfer a firearm, a 1.7 percent rejection rate, the Justice Department's Bureau...
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Awards
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS $26 MILLION TO ENHANCE
STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D.C.The Department of Justice today announced awards of $26 million to state agencies and tribes to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Of this amount...
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), Awards
| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 | www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs |
| Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 | |
| After hours: 301-983-9354 |
JUSTICE AWARDS $11 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WASHINGTONThe Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) today announced almost $11 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record...
Bureau of Justice Statistics Fiscal Year 1998: At a Glance
Date Published
May 1998
Publication Type
Publication
Bureau of Justice Statistics 2002: At a Glance
Date Published
August 2002
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2000
Date Published
July 2001
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999
Date Published
June 2000
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2004
Date Published
October 2005
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2001
Date Published
September 2002
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003: Trends for the Permanent Brady Period, 1999-2003
Date Published
September 2004
Publication Type
Publication
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2002
Date Published
September 2003
Publication Type
Publication
BJS FY 09 NICS Estimates Verification and Validation
Closing Date
This program furthers the Department's mission by improving the records utilized by NICS by providing assistance to states to improve the completeness, automation, and transmittal of records to state and federal systems. Such records include criminal history records, records of felony convictions, warrants, records of protective orders, convictions for misdemeanors involving domestic violence and stalking, records of mental health adjudications, and others, which may disqualify...