Guideline M: Use of Information Technology
Decided hearing cases
299
Grant rate
31%
93 granted · 206 denied
Specific issues and their outcomes
Unauthorized use of system
33% granted · 33 granted · 68 denied
IT misuse (unspecified)
34% granted · 31 granted · 59 denied
Pornography / inappropriate content on system
22% granted · 14 granted · 49 denied
Unauthorized system access
41% granted · 18 granted · 26 denied
Unauthorized modification / destruction
20% granted · 8 granted · 32 denied
Unauthorized hardware software / media
23% granted · 8 granted · 27 denied
Mitigations judges credited most
- Rehabilitation1
- Time elapsed since behavior1
Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.
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