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As a result, Espinal said in their rap sheets that they committed "damage and prejudice of the public interest."

But thanks to recent legislation, that may change as hundreds of thousands of them apply to wipe the "scarlet letter F" from their rap sheets. The new laws present "the largest record-change opportunity in US history," according to Lenore Anderson, the head of the nonprofit Californians for Safety and Justice.

In a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists and computer scientists using data from hundreds of thousands of cases in New York City trained an algorithm to predict, from rap sheets and court records, whether defendants were flight risks.

Many schools reacted by taking into account minor offences like alcohol convictions by applicants, who are often asked to produce official rap sheets. These records can contain inaccurate information and show juvenile offences that have been sealed by the courts which means they should never be viewed publicly or used in such a process.

Taken together, they constitute a lawless element that contributes mightily to the misery index of those trying to make an honest living in Niagara Falls, that dwindling population for whom rap sheets and welfare checks aren't a part of everyday reality.

Recent history has consigned the likes of Derek Riordan and Garry O'Connor to be remembered more for their rap sheets than footballing achievements.

In reality, most of the thieves are not wealthy masterminds seeking to add to their private collection, but penny-ante burglars and robbers whose rap sheets include home invasions, bank robberies or drug dealing.

Though three of the illegal immigrants in that case had lengthy rap sheets for violent crimes, the city "never notified the INS."

The software compiles evidence of malicious behavior into actionable "rap sheets" so users can identify habitual offenders through an historical perspective of an attacker's activity.