Budget Slashed for Canadian Fingerprinting Database
OTTAWA —Funding for a key federal criminal database is dropping this year, posing risks to public safety and police officers, critics say. “It’s incredibly important that the funding is there and the administration of the database is meeting expectations,” said Tom...
Oregon Approves Ban the Box
Ban the Box The Oregon House has advanced legislation to ban employers to ask about criminal convictions on their initial job applications. The 33-27 vote Wednesday, largely on party lines and taken after a 90-minute debate, moved House Bill 3025 to the Senate. About...
Uber Leaving Kansas
The decision by the Kansas Legislature earlier this week to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of onerous ridesharing legislation already is yielding its inevitable consequence. Transportation network company Uber has announced it plans to pull out of the state before...
Altered Fingerprints
Altered Fingerprints: A Challenge to Law Enforcement Identification Efforts Excerpted from leb.fbi.gov, by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Latent and Forensic Support Unit For almost a century law enforcement agencies have used fingerprints...
Uber: Drivers must have background checks
MANCHESTER -- The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has voted to give an ultimatum to the ride-hailing company Uber: arrange state background checks for your drivers within 30 days. The vote came after midnight on Wednesday, following a contentious discussion among the...