Crime Records Overview
Over the past decade, significant federal legislation (the Brady Bill, the National Child Protection Act, the Volunteers for Children Act, and the Patriot Act) and funding initiatives (National Criminal History Improvement Program, Edward Byrne Memorial Block Grant “5% Set Aside” Program, and the Crime Identification Technology Act) have emphasized the need for the improvement of criminal history records across the country, as well as the need for justice information to be shared across disciplines.