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• Indiana Joins Expungement Craze

  April 26, 2013 - A bill that will allow thousands of criminal convictions to be erased is headed to the Governor’s desk after passing in the House with a 78-19 vote. About the state’s first-ever law allowing criminal convictions at various levels to be erased, the bill’s author, Rep. Jud McMillin (R-Brookville), said “making a mistake doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily a bad person. Making a mistake means you are a human being.” According to the Journal Gazette, he continued by saying that those convicted of these criminal acts “shouldn’t have to live with it forever.” In general, the bill won’t allow most sex and violent offenders, such as those convicted of a homicide charge, t...

• State lawmakers seeking to slow the flow of information from the criminal justice system

  April 25, 2013 - State (Pennsylvania) lawmakers are seeking to slow the flow of information from the criminal justice system in what they say is an attempt to prote...

• Sealing criminal records

  April 25, 2013 - Every day I am saddened as I see hard working, caring, law-abiding and deserving men and women get turned down for employment simply because of cri...

• New Tool for Police Officers: Records at Their Fingertips

  April 24, 2013 - As the officers walked up to the entrance of a Harlem housing project, a loose knot of people out front scattered into the damp, dark night and a f...

• Meet Bruce Berg

  April 23, 2013 - Bruce Berg is a founding member of the NAPBS with 22 years experience in the background screening industry. Bruce started his career with CIC Appli...

• Passage of Utah Bill Gives Collection Lawyers Easier Access to DWS information

  April 22, 2013 - If your state allows wage garnishment, you might want to follow Utah’s example and try to pass a bill that allows judgment creditors to acces...

• Hackers Gain Access To 125,000 Iowa Records

  April 22, 2013 - Hackers gained access to an online database containing personal information of 125,000 people who applied to take credit classes at an Iowa communi...

• Sequester Smashes Court Budget

  April 18, 2013 - The US Federal Judiciary announced last month its expectation that the $350 million funding cut it would have to endure as a result of the sequeste...

• Gun Club vs. Background Check - Who Does It Better?

  April 17, 2013 - Background checks and college admission questions don't predict criminal behavior (but gun clubs do) Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes h...

• National Database For Background Checks Is A Myth

  April 15, 2013 - By Melissa Sorenson, National Association of Professional Background Screeners Thanks to Hollywood movies and nightly television crime programs...

• Don't Charge People To View Court Records

  April 10, 2013 - A Press-Enterprise Editorial Curtailing access to the courts is not a responsible budget fix. Legislators should reject a proposal to raise mon...

• Databases Tracking Employee Thefts to Be Examined by FTC for Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance

  April 09, 2013 - By Tom Ahearn Large databases that track employee thefts and could prevent workers accused of theft in the past from finding new jobs in the re...

• Databases of Retail Thefts Are Used to Bar Employment

  April 08, 2013 - Facing a wave of employee theft, retailers across the country have helped amass vast databases of workers accused of stealing and are usi Facin...

• Teen Mob Assault On The Rise

  April 04, 2013 - Chicago’s warmest day of the year quickly turned overheated as hundreds of youths went wilding in downtown — the latest example of this...

• Nebraska Criminal Background Checks Have Gone Digital

  April 03, 2013 - Businesses, agencies, individuals and others no longer have to request background checks by mail, FAX or in person. They can go online at the Nebra...

• One More Way To Commit A Crime

  April 02, 2013 - Dogs in the driver's seat — on their owners' laps — is a dangerous but common habit, said state Rep. Dan Burke (D-Chicago), co-...

• Lake County, IL Court Going Online

  March 31, 2013 - Court information will no longer be accessible just during business hours Monday through Friday. The Circuit Court will launch remote public ac...

• Federal Motor Vehicle News

  March 29, 2013 - A BRB Public Record Update The AAMVA Code Dictionary (ACD) is a key component to driving records. The ACD Codes reflect provisions in federal r...