Just out of curiosity. I got arrested in November and I recently had just been booked before my court appearance next week. They asked me a series of questions (name, birth date, social security.. etc). I was told to stay in the waiting room for my mugshot and fingerprinting while the desk clerk entered info on the computer. What excatly do they do with the info you give them? Do they check to see if the social security you provide is really yours or do they simply enter all your info for records?
2007-01-05 18:57:48 · 8 answers · asked by iloveyouendlessly 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
its justfor the record in case you f%*k up again
2007-01-05 19:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by andy m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, they use all that information to determine if you are wanted somewhere else, and the also use it as identifiers. If you have have any previous arrests that show up on a rap sheet or CCH, your social, height and wieght, and all that good stuff will show up on there. That is just another way for the booking people to make sure that they are actually booking the right person in, instead of someone that is pretending to be them.
After all that is said and done with, all that info just goes basically to keep as records. They can use it the next time you came in, again to make sure you are the same person, and also if someone from the investigations division thinks someone by your name may be involved in something, he can come back and gather some informations on you. Pictures, prints, etc.
2007-01-06 01:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by deftonehead778 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Canadian police officer and we do ask similar questions when someone is booked in. We don't usually ask for the social insurance number though. I have occasionally asked for some kind of identification from someone if I want to confirm identity. A health card or driver's licence is usually more useful though because it has a photo on it. This info does get entered in sometimes, but just to prove you confirmed identity with something other than the person's say so.
2007-01-05 19:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOTH. All the info you give them is entered into the computer data base for records. BUT they also run a criminal records check on you. This is to verify that there are no outstanding warrants for you as well as to see if the info given is actually you. If you have any alias' and ect.
2007-01-06 00:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The booking officer/desk clerk will put your info into a computer system that will establish a data base on you for any future arrests as well as your being booked into jail at that time. They will try and establish any aliases you may have used and compare these names or social security numbers to unsolved crimes from your state as well as the entire U.S.
Depending on your crime, they may use your photo in a line-up for identification.
2007-01-05 20:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Eric S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's for general record keeping and it helps identify you if you come back again or if a warrant is issued for you and you are being sought. Some jails may run your SSN through IRS to see what it does, but most don't. I'm not even sure there's a quick and easy way to do that anyway. I work at a large urban county jail in Texas.
2007-01-05 20:57:17 · answer #6 · answered by TCSO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Criminal Records Search Database : http://www.SearchVerifyInfos.com/Info
2015-09-24 04:08:40 · answer #7 · answered by Iona 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE IDEA OF FINDING OUT AS MUCH INFO ABOUT YOU (NAME, D.O.B. AND SS#) IS JUST FOR POLICE RECORDS ONLY. THEY ARE NOT CHECKING TO SEE IF YOU GAVE THE RIGHT INFO.
THE INFO IS PUT INTO THE POLICE DEPTS IN HOUSE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO HELP THEM FIND YOUR FILE EASIER AND ALSO TO BRING UP ANY INFORMATION NEEDED ABOUT YOU IN THE FUTURE (IF NEEDED)
ITS ALSO USED TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING WARRANTS OR A PAST CRIMINAL RECORD.
2007-01-06 01:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by t_shirtman2612 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋