Criminal history records
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact: Resource Materials
National Conference on Criminal History Records--Brady and Beyond: Proceedings of a BJS/SEARCH Group Conference
National Criminal History Improvement Program
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS JULY 12, 1995 202-307-0703 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MAKES FIRST AWARDS UNDER $88 MILLION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SYSTEMS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Twelve states will receive a total of more than $20 million to improve their criminal history records systems as part of the first awards made under the $88 million National Criminal History Improvement Program...
Prosecutors in State Courts, 1992
TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL WITH LARGE CASELOAD ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EST BJS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1993 202-307-0784 TYPICAL STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS SMALL WITH LARGE CASELOAD WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Most state prosecutors have relatively small staffs to handle large criminal caseloads, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said today. According to a 1992 survey, half of the nation's state prosecutors...
Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1993
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1995 202-307-0784 FIVE STATES SELECTED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDKEEPING WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia and Vermont will receive up to $1 million each in federal funds to jump start the automation of their criminal records. Mississippi has computerized 7 percent of its criminal history files, but...
National Criminal History Improvement Program
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 202-307-0703 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES 18 MORE GRANTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS SEBASCO, MAINE -- Eighteen states, led by Florida, Texas, and New Mexico, will receive about $27 million under the $88 million National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to upgrade their criminal history records systems. The grants will help states implement the...
National Criminal History Improvement Program Advanced State Award Program Grants
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS MAY 22, 1996 202-307-0703 18 STATES WILL SHARE OVER $3.7 MILLION IN JUSTICE DEPARTMENT GRANTS TO DEVELOP ADVANCED BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEMS WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As a result of grants awarded by the Justice Department today to California, New York, Florida and 15 other states, dangerous individuals -- such as persons subject to domestic violence protective orders or...
Continuing Criminal History Records Improvement Evaluation: Final 1994-98 Report
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
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1999 Overview
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 2002 Overview
Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation
Federal Firearm Offenders, 1992-98: With Preliminary Data for 1999 & Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | BJS |
SUNDAY, June 4, 2000 | 202/307-0784 |
More Than 200,000 Firearms Applications Rejected in 1999
Defendants Charged with Federal Firearms Offenses Increased from 1998 to 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Approximately 536,000 of the more than 22.2 million individual applications to purchase or pawn firearms have been rejected based on federal, state or local laws since the inception of the Brady Act...
Recidivism Survey of Felons on Probation
The one-time survey provided national estimates of the recidivism rate of felons sentenced to probation in selected years. In the survey, samples of convicted felons placed on probation were tracked for three years, and data were compiled on the percentage of them who were are rearrested, reconvicted, or reimprisoned for new crimes within the three-year follow-up period. The various recidivism measures were based on official...
Recidivism of State Prisoners
BJS uses criminal history records to study the number and types of crimes committed by state prisoners both prior to and following their release. The first study tracked a sample of state prisoners released in 11 states in 1983, and the second study followed a sample of state prisoners released in 15 states in 1994. Both studies had a 3-year follow-up period. The latest study...
Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002
Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2000
FIREARMS PURCHASE APPLICATIONS DECLINED
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National Criminal History Improvement Program
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS OVER $36 MILLION TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, D.C.The Department of Justice announced today that it is awarding over $36 million to the 50 states, District of Columbia, and three territories to improve the quality and accessibility of the nation�s criminal history record systems. States can use the funds for a variety of purposes, including to strengthen their criminal...
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, 2004
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
THURSDAY, September 23, 2004 | Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784 |
After hours: 301-983-9354 |
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $31 MILLION TO ENHANCE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced $31 million in awards to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the nation's criminal record systems. Since 1995...
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...