Criminal History Information Law and Legal Definition
According to 42 USCS § 3791 [Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare; Chapter 46. Justice System Improvement; Definitions], "criminal history information" includes records and related data, contained in an automated or manual criminal justice informational system, compiled by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of identifying criminal offenders and alleged offenders and maintaining as to such persons records of arrests, the nature and disposition of criminal charges, sentencing, confinement, rehabilitation, and release.
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Related Legal Terms
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS]
- Access to Classified Information (Military)
- Account History
- Adequate Information
- Administration of Criminal Justice
- Amendment of Information
- American Board of Criminalistics
- American Federation of Information Processing Societies
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- Armed Career Criminal
