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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Protections and limitations on the use of database information
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Michael Gerber outlines the protections and limitations in place to prevent misuse of information in the criminal group database.
- Inclusion in the database is not a matter of public record and doesn't appear in a person's criminal history
- Information is not shared with employers, schools, landlords, or civil immigration authorities
- Being in the database is not grounds for stop or arrest, not evidence in court, and not a basis for charging decisions, bail determinations, or sentencing
Michael Gerber
0:20:39
While the information contained in the database is a critical intelligence tool, a variety of protections ensure that the information in the database is not misused.
0:20:50
An individual's inclusion in the database is not a matter of public record.
0:20:55
It does not appear in a person's criminal history.
0:20:58
The fact that someone in the database is not shared with employers, schools, landlords, or civil immigration authorities.
0:21:07
The fact that an individual is included in the database is not a ground for a stop or arrest and is not evidence in court.
0:21:14
It is not a basis for charging decisions, bail determinations, or sentencing.