by Snoopycat2015 | May 12, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | May 11, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | May 8, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | May 7, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | May 6, 2015 | General, Media
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...
by Snoopycat2015 | May 5, 2015 | General, Media
Prospective foster parents would have to pass a national fingerprint background check before being allowed to take in at-risk kids under a proposal passed by the House. The plan, adopted as an amendment to the House’s budget proposal late last week, mirrors...
