Summary
"The disclosure of non-conviction records in police background checks has been the focus of increased attention by privacy experts and advocates over the last decade. Employers presumably place a high degree of trust in the information that they receive from police,which raises numerous questions about how non-conviction records are collected, retained, used and perceived. Should non-conviction records ever be revealed to potential employers? Are there ways to minimize the potentially devastating impact that this information can have on the careers and personal lives of innocent people? The law currently provides limited guidance as to how these issues are to be resolved.This legal and policy vacuum, and the handling of non-conviction records in Alberta, are the subject of this report."--Page 5.