Criminal Background Screening of Navy Recruits,

Abstract

This paper reports the results of the National Agency Check/Local Agency Check/Credit Check (NACLC) Pilot Study initiated by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). The project was designed and executed by the Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC), in coordination with the Defense Security Service (DSS), to conduct criminal background investigations on a selected sample of enlistees. The DoD's security screening system has been under attack for failing to identify and discharge enlistees with criminal backgrounds. The principal weakness is that the Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC) does not generally have access to juvenile records, and many arrests or convictions go undisclosed (Philpott, 1997). In a study of juvenile and adult arrest records of recruits from California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas, Flyer (1998) reported that 30% of recruits enlisted with a misdemeanor or felony arrest and 10% of recruits failed to disclose their arrest history. Yet, the ENTNAC/FBI file search identified only 2-5% of recruits as having an arrest in their background. The Navy has employed several methods for obtaining pre-service arrest histories, depending on security clearance level and criminal waiver status of the enlistee. (1) An FBI name search of the Interstate Identification Index (Triple-I). This Entrance National Agency Check (ENTNAC) is conducted on all enlistees. (2) For reinvestigations and clearance upgrades, the National Agency Check (NAC) searches the FBI Fingerprint Identification Records System (FIRS) in addition to the Triple-I index. This access level has been required for approximately 5% of enlistees (veteran re-enlistments). (3) Recruiters request PRCs from local, county, and state law enforcement agencies. The availability of records varies by jurisdictions according to agency policies and required costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA362177

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  • Thomas T. Trent

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  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Clearances
  • Criminals
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Identification
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilot Studies
  • Police
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Security

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