Saturday, August 31, 2013

New York Free Police Reports Online

By Ben Kingsley


New York Police Records are kept by the state's Department of Criminal Justice Services. The records are available to the public as what was indicated on the Freedom of Information Act in 1966. Compared to arrest records, police reports have more detailed information about a crime or incident.

Although the police records are accessible to the public, these records are still controlled. This means that the details of the incident are kept until the defendant wins the case. The fingerprints, papers and photograph which are taken during the whole period of investigation will only be given to the individual after the all the court proceedings are done given that the defendant has won the case.

The state's police records would reveal the name of the individual, permit of firearms if applicable, change of address, violence reports and any form of fraud. Even without an arrest, police reports still reveals the nature of the incident and the people involved with the incident. It would sometimes include the evidences which are gathered in the incident and any observations that are made by the officer when the incident took place.

Police reports are used during an investigation of a crime. The report can sometimes play a big role especially when it becomes one of the missing pieces of an investigation. Lawsuits and attorneys usually refer to police reports during initial investigations. It can also be used for personal reasons. Employers would sometimes refer to these records to check the credibility of their applicants before hiring them.

The police report can only be retrieved from the government agencies that are authorized to release such records. In New York, the office of the Department of Criminal Justice Services releases the records upon request as long as a valid reason can be provided by the requesting party. The said record can also be released over the internet.

The development of the internet has opened opportunities in the retrieval of the record. This method of retrieving the record has now become faster and easier as compared to the traditional way in obtaining the police report. Online retrieval of the record can be done in two ways: fee-based and free. Free websites provide an unorganized set of information which can be difficult to read and analyze. Lawsuits would prefer to use the services offered by fee based sites since the information it provides are clear and ready to use.




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