7. Sealing, Purging, and Amending Conviction Rec ords

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. PART I: The Production and Dissemination of Criminal Records 9
6. 2. Intelligence and Investigative Databases 13
7. 3. Linking Bodies to Criminal Histories 32
8. 4. Court Records 54
9. 5. Privatizing Criminal Records 70
10. PART II: Key Policy Issues
11. 6. Whether to Create a Criminal Record 93
12. 7. Sealing, Purging, and Amending Conviction Rec ords 113
13. 8. Erroneous Records Problems 133
14. PART III: U.S. Criminal Record Exceptionalism
15. 9. Transparency of Criminal Convictions 163
16. 10. Public Access to Arrestee Information 194
17. 11. Publicly Accessible Criminal Records and Punishment Theory 209
18. PART IV: Direct and Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Record 225
19. 12. Criminal Justice Consequences of a Criminal Record 227
20. 13. Second- Class Citizens by Law 246
21. 14. Employment Discrimination Based on a Criminal Record 275
22. 15. Conclusion 301
23. Appendix. Notes. Index
24. Appendix: Supreme Court Cases Dealing with Criminal Records 317
25. Notes 323
26. Index 383