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Background checks

BJS FY 10 National Criminal History Improvement Program

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The NCHIP grant program furthers the Department's mission to enhance the crime fighting and criminal justice capabilities of state governments by improving the accuracy, utility, and interstate accessibility of criminal history records and enhancing records of protective orders involving domestic violence and stalking, sex offender records, automated identification systems and other state systems supporting national records systems and their use for criminal history background checks.