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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1991
BUT THE BUREAU IS NOT JUST A REPOSITORY. NUMBER OF USES ON A DAY TO DAY BASTS LONG AFTER A CONVICTED IN COURT. THEY CAN BE USED AS MUCH FOR
OF CRIMINALS AS FOR HELPING INVESTIGATIONS.
A
ITS RECORDS HAVE
CRIMINAL HAS BEEN THE REHABILITATION
THE BUREAU PREPARES REPORTS ON CASES WHEN A CONVICTED PRISONER PETITIONS THE GOVERNOR, WHEN LONG TERM PRISONERS APPLY FOR THEIR SENTENCES TO BE REVIEWED AND WHEN THEY PLEAD FOR RELEASE FROM PRISON UNDER SUPERVISION BY A PAROLE BOARD.
TO RESEARCHING
OLD CASES,"
"WE HAVE TWO OFFICERS. DEDICATED MR MADOC-JONES SAID. "IT'S AN ONGOING TASK."
WHEN A CASE IS DEALT WITH, WHETHER IT IS AN INVESTIGATION OR CASE BEFORE THE COURTS, THE SYSTEMS AT CRB ARE MANPOWER INTENSIVE. WHEN A CASE GOES ΤΟ COURT IT IS ALLOCATED A NUMBER BY THE IDENTIFICATION BUREAU WHEN A DEFENDANT HAS NO PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS. IF THERE ARE THE PREVIOUS RECORDS ARE SENT BY DISPATCH RIDERS EVERY DAY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY OFFICERS COMMANDING COURTS.
A RESULT CHECKING GROUP MONITORS THE OUTCOME OF COURT PROCEDURES AND CONFIRMS DETAILS WHEN THE RECORDS RETURN TO THE BUREAU. THE RECORDS ARE THEN REWRITTEN FOR CODING UNDER A CODING SYSTEM WHICH HAS HUNDREDS OF ABBREVIATIONS FOR QUICK REFERENCE.
"WE HAVE TO CHASE THE RETURN OF SLOW MOVING FILES AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE PAPERS TO BE RETURNED URGENTLY AFTER A C'ASE HAS BEEN DEALT WITH," MR MADOC-JONES SAID. "THE LATE RETURN OF RECORDS CAUSES A LOT OF TROUBLE AND A LOT OF WORK.
"THE RECORDS ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WE DON'T GIVE INFORMATION ON THEM TO ANYONE, ALTHOUGH MUCH OF IT IS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. WE DON'T GIVE INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED TO THEIR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES.
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OR
WHEN A DEFENDANT IS ACQUITTED NO RECORD IS KEPT ON THE FILE EVEN IF THERE ARE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS RECORDED.
ALTHOUGH THE DEATH OF A CRIMINAL IS THE FINAL EXONERATION OF HIS RECORD THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH A FILE CAN BE REMOVED OR CONSIDERED "SPENT".
WE WEED OUT THE FILES WHEN WE CHECK THE DEATHS THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE, MR MADOC-JONES SAID. ARE DESTROYED."
RECORDED BY ***THE FILES
ONLY
INDER THE THREE YEARS CONSIDERED SPENT
"SO ARE THOSE OF JUVENILES DEALT WITH SUPERINTENDENTS' DISCRETION SCHEME. THEY ARE KEPT AFTER THE DATE OF CONVICTION. OTHER RECORDS ARE UNDER THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS ORDINANCE."'
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OR RE
CONDITIONS
IF A PERSON ES CONVICTED BUT NOT SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT FINED NOT MORE THAN $5,000 DETAILS OF THE CONVICTION CANNOT MENTIONED THREE YEARS AFTER THE CONVICTION EXCEPT UNDER DEFINED IN THE ORDINANCE.
/THE BUREAU'S