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The Complete National Reference
for the Legal Access and Use of Criminal Records
The Criminal Record Manual is an important reference manual for anyone who uses criminal records when making business or hiring decisions. Authors Henry and Hinton analyze the compliance issues connected to complicated federal and state laws that employers, financial institutions, attorneys, corporate security centers, private investigators and others must abide by when obtaining and using criminal records. The Criminal Records Manual explores the legal, ethical and public policy issues with the use of criminal records while detailing the latest legal state and federal statutes. The Criminal Records Manual is also a unique and invaluable tool for job applicants who have criminal infractions in their past.
For Background Screening
Which states forbid use of arrest records without disposition
Which states forbid the use of misdemeanors
Which states limit use of first offense record
Evaluate your record request process
For Record Access
Where to find hands-on county record searchers
Which states offer access to a statewide database of court records
Which agencies require specific forms or fingerprints
Which agencies offer online access
State Statutes
Citations and Explanations
Statutes that affect employers
Statutes that affect consumer reporting agencies
State-specific Restrictions
FCRA and Title VII Compliance Guidelines
Tips on how to abide by legal mandates
Forms, prior decisions, opinions
Avoid negligent hiring and discrimination lawsuits
Access Procedures, Fees, Sources of Criminal Records
Statewide court systems and state record repositories
Including sexual offender and incarceration records
Common Definitions and Abbreviations
Criminal record offense glossary using NIBRS Standards
Decode the standardized abbreviations found on many records
How to Work with Vendors
Where to find the leading record vendors in the U.S.
Pluses and minuses of working with a database vendor
When vendors comply with FCRA . . . and when they don’t
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