Law and Policy Publications

• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2010  
  November 2011. NCJ 237253
  
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2008  
  October 2009. NCJ 228661
  
• Guide to Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments for State, Local, and Tribal Information Sharing Initiative
  This guide allows justice practitioners to examine the privacy implications of their information systems and information-sharing collaborations so they can design and implement policies to address vulnerabilities identified through the assessment process. April 2009.
  
• Privacy Impact Assessment Template 
  This Word document can be used by jurisdictions to complete a privacy impact assessment of their information system. It is to be used in conjunction with the Guide to Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments for State, Local, and Tribal Information Sharing Initiatives. April 2009.
  
• Report of the National Focus Group on the Retention of Civil Fingerprints by Criminal History Record Repositories  
  January 2009. NCJ 2225204.
  
• Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2006  
  November 2008. NCJ 224889.
  
• Report of the National Focus Group on Emergency Housing and Criminal Record Checks: The Hurricane Katrina Experience
  September 2007.
  
• DNA Forensics: Expanding Uses and Information Sharing  
  September 2006. NCJ 217992.
  
• Report of the National Task Force on the Criminal Record Backgrounding of America
  May 2006.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 2003  
  February 2006. NCJ 210297.
  
• Report of the BJS/SEARCH National Focus Group on Identity Theft Victimization and Criminal Record Repository Operations
  December 2005.
  
• Report of the National Task Force on the Commercial Sale of Criminal Justice Record Information
  December 2005.
  
• Interstate Criminal History Transmission Specification XML Version 3.00
  February 2005.
  
• Policy Issue Brief–Sharing Criminal Record Information Among New Mexico Tribes and State
  August 2004.
  
• Compendium of State Security and Privacy Legislation: Overview 2002  
  November 2003. NCJ 20030.
  
• Interstate Criminal History Transmission Specification, XML Version 2.22   
  August 2003.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 2001  
  August 2003. NCJ 200343.
  
• Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information: A Comprehensive Report, 2001 Update  
  December 2001. NCJ 187670.
  
• National Conference on Privacy, Technology and Criminal Justice Information: Proceedings of a Bureau of Justice Statistics/SEARCH conference
  November 2001.
  
• Report of the National Task Force on Privacy, Technology, and Criminal Justice Information  
  August 2001. NCJ 187669.
  
• Public Attitudes Toward Uses of Criminal History Information  
  July 2001. NCJ 187663.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1999  
  October 2000. NCJ 184793.
  
• Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1999 Overview  
  August 2000. NCJ 182294.
  
• Report of the National Task Force on Federal Legislation Imposing Reporting Requirements and Expectations on the Criminal Justice System  
  August 2000. NCJ 183458.
  
• Interstate Identification Index Name Check Efficacy: Report of the National Task Force to the U.S. Attorney General
  July 1999. NCJ 179358.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1997  
  April 1999. NCJ 175041.
  
• National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact: Resource Materials  
  January 1999. NCJ 171671.
  
• Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1997 Overview  
  May 1998. NCJ 168964.
  
• National Conference on Sex Offender Registries: Proceedings of a BJS/SEARCH Conference  
  May 1998. NCJ 168965.
  
• National Conference on Juvenile Justice Records: Appropriate Criminal and Noncriminal Justice Uses, Proceedings of a BJS/SEARCH Conference  
  May 1997. NCJ 164269.
  
• Privacy and Juvenile Justice Records: A Mid-Decade Status Report  
  May 1997. NCJ 161255.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1995  
  May 1997. NCJ 163918.
  
• Increasing the Utility of the Criminal History Record: Report of the National Task Force  
  December 1995. NCJ 156922.
  
• Technical Bulletin–Search and Seizure of Computers: Key Legal and Practical Issues
  March 1995.
  
• Compendium of State Privacy and Security Legislation: 1994 Overview  
  January 1995. NCJ 151262.
  
• National Conference on Criminal History Records: Brady and Beyond, Proceedings of a BJS/SEARCH Group Conference  
  January 1995. NCJ 151263.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1993, with Supplementary Information on Presale Firearm Checks, 1994  
  January 1995. NCJ 148951.
  
• Survey of Criminal History Information Systems, 1992  
  November 1993. NCJ 143500.
  
• Use and Management of Criminal History Record Information: A Comprehensive Report  
  November 1993. NCJ 143501.
  
• Assessing Completeness and Accuracy of Criminal History Record Systems: Audit Guide
  January 1992. NCJ 133651.