28 Facts About Criminal record

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Criminal record, police record, or colloquially RAP sheet is a record of a person's criminal history.

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In some countries the Criminal record is limited to actual convictions, while in others it includes arrests, charges dismissed, charges pending and charges of which the individual has been acquitted.

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3.

Convictions are removed from the Criminal record Register upon expiry of the penalty, which generally occurs when the penalty ends, but can extend to up fifteen years after the penalty has been completed.

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4.

The criminal record system is maintained by the Federal Public Service Justice.

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5.

Criminal record check is an integral part of the process for obtaining security clearances regardless of level of access.

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6.

The criminal record system of the Czech Republic is a computerized system.

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7.

Danish criminal record certificate is titled "Privat Straffeattest" and is the responsibility of the National Police Authority .

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8.

The Criminal Record Extract for a Visa Applications contains information pertaining to custodial or suspended sentences, community service, fines, juvenile punishments, and overseas decisions against Finnish citizens or permanent residents.

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9.

Germany has a criminal record system holding all the information regarding past offences and sentences.

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10.

The information is maintained by the Federal Central Criminal record Register, which is in turn subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Justice.

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11.

One's criminal record can be viewed by any member of the public at request, as long as they provide ID and purpose of the disclosure.

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12.

Information in the criminal record certificate includes prior offences, court citations and convictions.

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13.

Each criminal record certificate has two components: the first regarding the individuation of the person and the second consisting of the content of the person's prior criminal acts.

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14.

In Indonesia, criminal record certificate exist in the form of Surat Keterangan Catatan Kepolisian Issued by Indonesian National Police.

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15.

Criminal record will be created after sentencing because of a violation or crime.

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16.

The Criminal record will exist for 5 years in case of violations or 20 years for crimes.

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17.

Close to the opposite of a criminal record is a Declaration about Behaviour .

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18.

Polish Ministry for Justice administers the National Criminal record Register, and it is regulated by the Act on the National Criminal record Register 2000.

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19.

Person can obtain a copy of their criminal history from the National Criminal record Register, by contacting the central information office of the KRK in Warsaw, or information points of the KRK located within Polish common courts.

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20.

Portugal's criminal record system is an electronic database manned and maintained by Portugal's Direccao Geral da Administracao da Justica .

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21.

Disclosure of an individual's criminal record is allowed at the request of the individual; themselves, or a third party with written consent of the individual.

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22.

The time in which a conviction remains on a person's criminal record depends on the type of conviction received, i e The longer the prison sentence served the longer the conviction remains on the record, up to 15 years.

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23.

Full criminal record can be requested by anybody, as long as the person involved has given written authority to do so.

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24.

Arrests that do not lead to an official finding of guilt, i e a conviction or the acceptance of a caution, are not considered part of a person's criminal record and are not typically disclosed as part of the process.

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25.

Lammy Review found that a criminal record that is visible to potential employers is a significant detriment to a person's future work prospects, and that work is key to reducing re-offending.

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26.

Therefore having a criminal record that is visible to employers can increase the likelihood for a criminal to re-offend.

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27.

The primary purpose of a criminal record is to present a comprehensive criminal history for an individual.

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28.

Criminal record histories are maintained by law enforcement agencies in all levels of government.

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