How to Find a Criminal Record
Searching a Criminal History
Learn how to find a criminal records yourself through free online searches and you won’t have to pay to see a reliable criminal database. Here are some links for researching arrest records and inmate records at every level of government from the municipal to the federal level.
Search Arrest Records
You can search through arrest records online relatively easy by looking through county or municipal records or searching through the online version of local newspapers in your area. Most of these publications offer weekly arrest record resorts.
If you have trouble finding arrest reports on the web through standard search engine research, try out “The Inmate Locator” . Unless you are searching for arrest and conviction records in California, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, Guam or the District of Columbia (Washington DC), you should be able to find reliable arrest information on inmates in the United States.
Federal Criminal Databases
There are a number of criminal databases kept by Federal authorities, which naturally will be the most extensive and inclusive arrest files online. Also, you should be able to search the Web for these files, since the Federal government tends to modernize their files sooner than local jurisdictions.
Bop.dov is the official website of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice. The link I provided leads directly to BoP’s Inmate Locator, so you should be able to find inmates in the Federal penitentiary system. You can also read about background checks, visiting room procedures, conjugal visits and special circumstances.
Search for Sex Offenders
Go to “The Offender List” to find information on sex crimes. You can learn about those who are guilty of sex crimes in the past, so you won’t get blindsided when one of these convicts move to your town.
Use Correct Information
Remember to doublecheck your name and other identification information. There are a lot of names in the world and many of them are quite similar, so you don’t want to walk away from your computer screen thinking your neighbor is a child molestor, just because you put the wrong name into your online searches.
When finding a criminal record online, you have to have their full name. Get any correct address information possible, while collecting background info like maiden names and any known aliases. If you happen to have their social security number, drivers license number or birth date, that would help narrow down the field, too.
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