Does the WSP have information on civil proceedings involving abuse and neglect?
A civil court finding is added to an individual’s criminal history record only when fingerprints are submitted to the WSP. In many cases, fingerprints are not taken and submitted to the WSP for entry into the criminal history database. Does the WSP have information on Federal Court convictions? NO. The Federal Court system does not send reports of convictions to the WSP. Federal convictions can include crimes such as interstate kidnapping, weapons, drug and pornography distribution, and many other crimes that may be relevant to working with vulnerable people. To obtain information on a federal conviction, a request must be made directly to the appropriate federal court. BCCU should be informed if a federal conviction is identified. Court documents should be faxed to the attention of: Customer Service Supervisor, with a note of explanation. Will the WSP assist entities in interpretation of results? YES, the WSP will be able to provide information relating to the CHRI. For example: • WSP
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