Investigating a person - Part II JRN275 Quinnipiac University Fall 2017 Dr Molly Yanity **Information from Mark Tatge Infor
Electronic Records What am I searching for? Who keeps the records? Where is the physical record housed? What paper trail can I follow? Primary records? Secondary records?
Money Matters If I have to pay – how much is my budget Use news clippings to start to find leads. Want Primary sources Want copies of the records How long will it take to get the paper records? How much will it cost?
Where to go… Social Media/Networking Sites Discussion Groups (called Listservs) Personal and professional websites Workplace Directories (job) City directories (where they live) Professional directories (attorney, doctor)
Super sites
Businesses Registered Businesses at Connecticut Secretary of State https://www.secstates.com/CT_Connecticut_Secretary_of_State_Corporation_Search Better Business Bureau – Connecticut https://www.bbb.org/connecticut/accredited-business-directory/
State Databases Sex Offender http://portal.ct.gov/en/Services/Public-Safety/Sex-Offender-Registry Incarceration Records http://www.ctinmateinfo.state.ct.us/ Connecticut Registered Voter Database http://connvoters.com/
Criminal/Court Records Connecticut case look-up https://www.jud.ct.gov/lookup.htm National look-up for District, Bankruptcy and Appellate courts http://www.pacer.gov/index.html Yale police (why not QU public safety?) https://your.yale.edu/community/public-safety/daily-crime-log
Other Records Death Records http://www.deathindexes.com/connecticut Vital Records Office http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130 Chief Medical Examiner/Coroner http://www.ct.gov/ocme/site/default.asp 32
Vehicles/Driving The Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 (also referred to as the "DPPA”) is a United States federal statute governing the privacy and disclosure of personal information gathered by state Departments of Motor Vehicles. The law was passed in 1994. It was introduced by Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia in 1992, after an increase in opponents of abortion rights using public driving license databases to track down and harass abortion providers and patients. But, we can find criminal proceedings (DUIs, speeding, etc.)
Licenses License Lookup Center https://www.elicense.ct.gov/lookup/licenselookup.aspx Lobbyists: http://www.oseapps.ct.gov/NewLobbyist/security/loginhome.aspx
Why isn’t more online? Industry lobbies – keep info from being put online. Industry has lobbied the State to keep reports about bad nursing homes from being offered electronically. Nursing Home Reports – Not Online http://memberofthefamily.net/registry/oh.htm
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