Policies and issues associated with the privacy and security of criminal history information are presented. The first chapter discusses general concepts regarding privacy and security of criminal justice information, including definitions of basic terms, considerations of interests requiring attention when developing policy, relevance of fair information practices, and constraints of system design. The second chapter provides information regarding specific issues in developing privacy policy such as costs, public record laws, state and federal regulatory authority, types of information, and access. The third chapter describes the criminal justice information privacy and security programs in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, and Washington, as well as providing suggestions for developing these programs. (Author/HLM)