Pacific Standard: Giving Native Americans the Right to Information.
... when criminal records are not shared, it’s not only tribes that are put at risk. Past convictions and current warrants are critical when officials are deciding whether or not to release someone on bond, and a criminal history can influence offenders’ ability to purchase guns, sentencing, and police interactions.
When we restarted Neighborhood Watch in my development, we were astonished that the local police had no line of communication with the private security service. That became our #1 priority.