Criminal Records

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-4

3. A Short History of Criminal Records

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   Pages 5-26

4. Contemporary Criminal Record Maintenance

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   Pages 27-61

5. Criminal Records — Their Role and Purpose

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   Pages 62-90

6. The ‘Spent’ Criminal Record

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   Pages 91-105

7. Criminal Records and Employment Screening

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   Pages 106-130

8. The Criminal Records Bureau

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9. An International Perspective

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   Pages 163-186

10. Conclusions

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11. Back Matter

    Pages 193-227

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Terry Thomas considers the use of criminal records within the criminal justice system and beyond - especially the growth of their use for pre-employment screening via the Criminal Records Bureau. This book also considers future developments and the impact that transferring criminal records across international borders will have.

• criminal justice
• database
• development
• employment
• growth

'The research is prodigious Thomas has traced the developments on the use (and misuse) of criminal records across the years to tell a detailed and interesting story.' Martin Wasik - Professor of Criminal Justice, Keele University, UK

'Thomas has produced a meticulously researched history of the development of the keeping of criminal records...This is a well-written, challenging book that has much to offer and rewards careful reading.' - Peter Handley JP The Magistrate

'...a meticulously-researched history of the criminal record...a valuable book which fills a genuine gap.' - Gwen Robinson, The Howard Journal

• Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

  Terry Thomas

TERRY THOMAS is Professor in Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. His publications include Criminal Records: State, Citizen and the Politics of Protection, The Police and Social Work, Privacy and Social Services, Sex Crime: Sex Offending and Society and Policing Europe: Cooperation, Conflict and Control.

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