The information tells police and potential employers of a person’s past offenses, but nearly half the arrest records don’t say if a conviction ensued. State workers chase paper records trying to fill gaps.
The criminal records system California relies on to stop child abusers from working at schools and violent felons from buying guns is so poorly maintained that it routinely fails to alert officials to a subject’s full criminal history.
L.A. Times – California | Local News
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