National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)
Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2007: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2007
Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2008: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2008
Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2009: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2009
Summary of State Firearm Transfer Laws, December 31, 2013
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2001
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2003: A Criminal Justice Information Policy Report
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2006
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2008
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2010
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2012
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2014
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2016: A Criminal Justice Information Policy Report
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Protection Order Submissions
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Fingerprint Processing Advances Improve Background Checks
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic Violence
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Mental Health Submissions
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Fugitives from Justice
State Progress in Record Reporting for Firearm-Related Background Checks: Unlawful Drug Users (2017)
Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2018
National Criminal History Improvement Program
Through the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), BJS provides direct awards and technical assistance to states and localities to improve the quality, timeliness, and immediate accessibility of criminal history records and related information. Complete records require that data from all components of the criminal justice system be integrated and linked, including law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and corrections. NCHIP assists states to establish an...