DOJ technicians process approximately 2 million state level background checks and 1.2 million federal level background checks annually.
Today there are over 45,000 agencies authorized to perform background checks. Consequently, the number of requests for criminal background checks continues to increase exponentially. In the past few years there has been a heightened awareness of the availability of criminal background checks to aid in regulatory hiring decisions.
While all criminal background check requests must be authorized by statute, some are mandatory while others are permissive. RAP sheets are based upon fingerprint submissions, and therefore positively identified biometrically a process by which a person's unique identity is confirmed.Īuthorized by California statute, the DOJ has processed State of California and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint-based background checks for decades.
The DOJ uses this information to compile records of arrest and prosecution, known as “RAP sheets,” for individuals and disseminates the information for law enforcement and regulatory (employment and licensing) purposes. In this capacity, sheriff, police and probation departments, district attorney offices, and courts submit arrest and corresponding disposition information. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is mandated to maintain the statewide criminal record repository for the State of California.
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