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Who's Lending a Hand?: A National Survey of Nonprofit Volunteer Screening Practices

NCJ Number

233459

Date Published

April 2008

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Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2009: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2009

NCJ Number

234173

Date Published

April 2011

Agencies

BJS-Sponsored

Publication Link

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Potential of Redemption in Criminal Background Checks

NCJ Number

232358

Date Published

November 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2009 - Statistical Tables

NCJ Number

231679

Date Published

October 2010

Agencies

BJS

Publication Link

PDF | HTML

Potential of Redemption in Criminal Background Checks

Date Published

November 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Procedural Considerations in Security Personnel Selection (From Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: A 21st Century Perspective, P 299-316, 2010, Peter A. Weiss, ed. - see NCJ-231933)

NCJ Number

231945

Date Published

2010

Use of the Personality Assessment Inventory in Police and Security Personnel Selection (From Personality Assessment in Police Psychology: A 21st Century Perspective, P 72-90, 2010, Peter A. Weiss, ed. - see NCJ-231933)

NCJ Number

231937

Date Published

2010

Trends for Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 1999-2008

NCJ Number

231187

Date Published

July 2010

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BJS-Sponsored

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Survey of State Records Included in Presale Firearm Background Checks: Mental Health Records, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003

NCJ Number

206042

Date Published

August 2004

Agencies

BJS

Publication Link

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Enforcement of the Brady Act, 2008: Federal and State Investigations and Prosecutions of Firearm Applicants Denied by a NICS Check in 2008

NCJ Number

231052

Date Published

June 2010

Agencies

BJS-Sponsored

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PDF

Equal Treatment in Swedish Economic Crime Investigations: Do Professional Specialization and the Suspect's Social Background Matter?

NCJ Number

229717

Journal

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Date Published

2009

Publication Link

Publisher Site (HTML)

National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact: Resource Materials

Date Published

January 1998

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Policy/Procedure Handbook/Manual

National Criminal History Improvement Program: Fiscal Year 1997 Program Announcement

Date Published

July 1997

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Improving Criminal History Records for Background Checks, 2005

Date Published

July 2006

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 1997: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers, Executive Summary

Date Published

1999

Agencies

BJS

Improving Access to and Integrity of Criminal History Records

Date Published

July 2005

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Public Attitudes Toward Uses of Criminal History Information: A Privacy, Technology, and Criminal Justice Information Report, Summary of Survey Findings

Date Published

July 2001

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Survey

Presale Handgun Checks, 1997

Date Published

June 1998

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Survey

Presale Firearm Checks

Date Published

February 1997

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Survey of State Records Included in Presale Firearm Background Checks: Mental Health Records, Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Records, and Restraining Orders, 2003

Date Published

August 2004

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2004

Date Published

August 2005

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, 2005

Date Published

November 2006

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Sheriffs' Departments, 1997: Executive Summary

Date Published

October 1999

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2000

Date Published

May 2001

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics

Survey of State Procedures Related to Firearm Sales, Midyear 2003

Date Published

August 2004

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Statistics