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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Criminal History Databases?

April 26, 2017advantages criminal databases disadvantages History

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Criminal History Databases?

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There are no true national Criminal History Record repositories or databases. The available databases are compiled from a variety of sources, notoriously incomplete, and out of date. However, databases can be fast, powerful research tools that cover a larger geographical area. When we use a criminal database as a research tool, we verify any database “hits” with the proper local jurisdiction. For more information, see Criminal Database Limitations and ‘Nationwide’ Criminal Database Check.