United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2008-07-08 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-898R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R P0b002ee1803a50a0 f:d08898r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R GAO-08-898R Appropriated funds Crimes Criminals Data integrity Databases Federal aid for criminal justice Federal procurement Federal/state relations Funds management Grant monitoring Grants to states Information infrastructure Information management Information systems Program evaluation Records Records disposition Records management Registries Statistical data Technology Program implementation DOJ National Criminal History Improvement Program Correspondence A82749 Public safety concerns require that criminal history records and the systems that maintain them be accurate, complete, and accessible. Such records and systems enable local, state, and federal authorities, among other things, to identify individuals prohibited from purchasing firearms or ineligible to hold positions of responsibility involving children, the elderly, or disabled; enable criminal justice agencies to make decisions prosecuting and sentencing offenders; assist in completing background checks; and assist law enforcement officials in criminal investigations. The Department of Justice's (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) administers the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). The goal of the NCHIP grant program is to improve the nation's safety and security by enhancing the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and by ensuring the nationwide implementation of criminal justice and noncriminal justice background check systems. This report responds to a provision in the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which requires us to review certain grant funding related to criminal history records. Specifically, this report provides information on grant funds awarded by BJS, updates certain information from our 2004 report on progress made in improving national criminal history records, and how DOJ monitors states' use of those funds https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R.pdf GAO-08-898R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-898R Correspondence GAO-08-898R; Bureau of Justice Statistics Funding to States to Improve Criminal Records; Appropriated funds Crimes Criminals Data integrity Databases Federal aid for criminal justice Federal procurement Federal/state relations Funds management Grant monitoring Grants to states Information infrastructure Information management Information systems Program evaluation Records Records disposition Records management Registries Statistical data Technology Program implementation DOJ National Criminal History Improvement Program Volume 107 Page 1536 Volume 107 Page 2490 107 Stat. 1536 107 Stat. 2490 Volume 108 Page 1796 108 Stat. 1796 Volume 110 Page 3093 110 Stat. 3093 Volume 112 Page 1871 112 Stat. 1871 Volume 119 Page 2960 119 Stat. 2960 Volume 121 Page 2559 121 Stat. 2559 Public Law 103-159 Public Law 103-209 Public Law 103-322 Public Law 104-236 Public Law 105-251 Public Law 109-162 Public Law 110-180