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Author: James B. Jacobs Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 067496716X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 413
Book Description
For over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person’s interactions with just about everyone else. The Eternal Criminal Record makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. The United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person’s criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. In James Jacobs’s view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.
Author: James B. Jacobs Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 067496716X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 413
Book Description
For over sixty million Americans, possessing a criminal record overshadows everything else about their public identity. A rap sheet, or even a court appearance or background report that reveals a run-in with the law, can have fateful consequences for a person’s interactions with just about everyone else. The Eternal Criminal Record makes transparent a pervasive system of police databases and identity screening that has become a routine feature of American life. The United States is unique in making criminal information easy to obtain by employers, landlords, neighbors, even cyberstalkers. Its nationally integrated rap-sheet system is second to none as an effective law enforcement tool, but it has also facilitated the transfer of ever more sensitive information into the public domain. While there are good reasons for a person’s criminal past to be public knowledge, records of arrests that fail to result in convictions are of questionable benefit. Simply by placing someone under arrest, a police officer has the power to tag a person with a legal history that effectively incriminates him or her for life. In James Jacobs’s view, law-abiding citizens have a right to know when individuals in their community or workplace represent a potential threat. But convicted persons have rights, too. Jacobs closely examines the problems created by erroneous record keeping, critiques the way the records of individuals who go years without a new conviction are expunged, and proposes strategies for eliminating discrimination based on criminal history, such as certifying the records of those who have demonstrated their rehabilitation.
Author: Orlando Winfield Wilson Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
Police Records : Their Installation and Use by Public Service Administration, first published in 1942, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Author: Warren Siegel Publisher: NOLO ISBN: 9780873371162 Category : Criminal records Languages : en Pages : 180
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This book, which incorporates pertinent statutes and court decisions since 1983, covers the procedures to seal criminal records, dismiss convictions, destroy marijuana records, or reduce felony convictions.
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates Publisher: American Bar Association ISBN: 9781590318737 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 216
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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Author: Washington (State). Municipal Court (Seattle) Publisher: ISBN: Category : Alcoholism Languages : en Pages :
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Court dockets, indexes, and case summaries relating to cases heard in the Police Court. Dockets include summary of cases heard in Police Court involving violations of Seattle's criminal codes. Each case includes a docket number, date, defendant's name, offense, plea, costs, and disposition of the case. By the 1910s, witnesses, complainants, and bail were often also included. The earliest cases include a narrative account of the progression of the case, but in 1889 the courts started using forms for easier entry of information. The first eight volumes overlap in time with the next eight, through 14 Oct. 1890. The system changed from having two or more judges to one on 15 Oct. 1890, and after this date, the volumes run sequentially until the end of the series. Some of the most common offenses listed in the early volumes are drunkenness, vagrancy, and disorderly conduct, with prostitution and fighting also making frequent appearances. Traffic violations appear on a large scale beginning in the 1920s. Some of the more unusual offenses include driving across a fire hose, using profane language, and "riding a horse in a public street at a fast rate of six miles an hour." Indexes to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01) list the defendant's name, the volume or docket number in which the case appears, and the page number of the volume. (The first volume lists only the defendant's name and case number.) Each volume indexes between three and twenty-one dockets; within each index volume defendants are organized by first letter of their last name and then listed in order of their case number. The Minute books series contain summary information of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It was probably used to compute the final costs related to the cases; includes date, case number corresponding to Police Court Docket case number, name of defendant, offense, names of attorneys, names of witnesses, plea, and judgment. Cases that were continued for two or more days have listings for each day they came before the judge. This record was compiled by the clerk of the court. The Police Judge's journal is a log of cases heard in Police Court and corresponds to the Police Court Dockets (5601-01). It includes summary information: date, name of defendant, offense, bail, plea, names of prosecution witnesses, and judgment. Beginning with vol. 5, the entries include a "sheet number" which corresponds to the "blotter number" in the Police Court Dockets. The Police Judge's journal does not include case numbers as found in the dockets. This series appears to be a daily record maintained by the judge during the course of hearings and trials. Cases that were continued for two or more days have listings for each day they came before the judge.
Author: Warren Siegel Publisher: NOLO ISBN: Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 232
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A must-have for anyone who has ever been arrested, convicted of a crime or been found delinquent in juvenile court. This book explains what a criminal record is and what harm it can do to future employment, licenses, driving and immigration.
Author: O W 1900-1972 Wilson Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781021499899 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Police Records Their Installation and Use is a comprehensive guide to the use and installation of police records. The book covers topics such as the types of records that should be maintained, the methods for storing and accessing records, and the use of records in solving crimes and preventing future ones. The book is a vital resource for police departments and law enforcement agencies and provides valuable information for anyone interested in the field of criminal justice. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: James B. Jacobs
Author: James B. Jacobs
Author: Orlando Winfield Wilson
Author: Warren Siegel
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Author: Washington (State). Municipal Court (Seattle)
Author: Warren Siegel
Author: Carl R. Ernst
Author: United States. Work Projects Administration. North Carolina
Author: O W 1900-1972 Wilson
Author: Deborah Klein