Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.2 Criminal Investigations: Operations
5.2.14 Background Investigations (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. Criminal investigations frequently involve background investigations of person(s),
specifically as relating to white collar crime, organized crime and vice activities.
1. The UCSF Police Department will conduct background investigations of
person(s) only in correlation with an ongoing criminal investigation.
2. Such investigations must be conducted discreetly and within provisions of the
California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) and all
applicable local, state, and federal guidelines.
3. This section does not apply to background investigations of Police Department
employee candidates.
4. Police Department staff shall not use the CL ETS/NCIC/RMS or any other
available law enforcement data system or information for personal reasons.
B. Various sources of information are available in conducting a background investigation.
Some potential sources include:
1. Business associates
2. Financial institutions
3. Former employers
4. Utility companies
5. Public records
6. Intelligence reports, i.e., WS IN, Lexis Nexus, Infotrak, etc.
7. Criminal Information Index (CII)
8. Other law enforcement agencies.
C. All information obtained in a background investigation will be incorporated into the
criminal case file.
1. Criminal Information Index (CII) printouts will only be made part of the record if
the investigation is prosecutable, being prosecuted, or part of court adjudication.
2. CII, CLETS, DMV or RMS printouts originating from the UCSF Police
Department shall not be given to non -criminal justice personnel.
3. RMS printouts may be released by ECC staff in accordance with release of public
information laws.