Section 173 Regulations for program research; monitoring; access restricted - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 173. The board shall promulgate regulations to govern the use of criminal offender record information for purposes of program research. Such regulations shall require preservation of the anonymity of the individuals to whom such information relates, shall require the completion of nondisclosure agreements by all participants in such programs, and shall impose such additional requirements and conditions as the board finds to be necessary to assure the protection of privacy and security interests.

The board may monitor any such programs to assure their effectiveness. The board may, if it determines that a program’s continuance threatens privacy or security interests, prohibit access on behalf of any such program to criminal offender record information.