Online Data On Public Police Records

Posted by The Popular News Today on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

By Claire Dowell


Police records are reports that have been submitted by law enforcing agencies such as the traffic department, police stations and any government agencies. It is one of the records that can be accessed by the public as mandated by the government. Illinois police records are also made available to the local residents of the state. The Division of Criminal Justice Information Services manages the state's police reports.

Police reports in the state of Illinois are used for a number of purposes. Employers refer to the police reports to check the criminal history of their applicants. This ensures the employers that the people they hire are fit for the job. Others check the people they are with such as their neighbors to ensure that they are living in a safe environment. A police record can be used as evidence on a criminal case. There are times that the police records is the missing piece of a case.

A police report in Illinois can contain the person's full name and current address. It would be indicated on the report if the person is allowed to carry firearms. Some forwarded case does not require an arrest but the case is still documented under the police report. Details about what happened are carefully documented on the record. The information about the people who were involved in that incident is also included on the record. All of the observations made by the police officer who made the investigation are also detailed on the report.

One has to provide some of the basic information about the person you are searching for. Information such as the person's name and address can narrow down the search. The one who is requesting for the record is also required to provide their information for documentation purposes. The cost for the request depends upon the county the record is being retrieved from.

There are several ways that one can do in order to retrieve a copy of a police report. One can go to the office of the Department of Criminal justice in Illinois since it is where the reports are being kept. The public library is where one can search for a particular record; however it may not be as updated as the records found in the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The Internet is also one great way to search for the record.

Using the Internet to search for the police record of an individual is easier and faster. It can be done in two ways, fee based and free search. There are websites that provide free police records. However, the results can be difficult to understand. Going with fee based search is the best option since the results are easy to understand and ready to use for any legal matters.




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