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Drug-Related Criminal Charge

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, not a prediction.

Decided cases
815
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
19%
152 granted · 662 denied or revoked

Official mitigating conditions cited

The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are numbers of cases, not rates. Read what each condition says.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 32(a)9747
¶ 32(d)6127
¶ 32(c)3821
¶ 32(b)3010

Circumstances credited in granted cases

Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).

  • rehabilitation evidence · credited in 18 granted cases
  • no subsequent offenses · credited in 15 granted cases
  • passage of time · credited in 6 granted cases
  • acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 5 granted cases
  • abstinence period documented · credited in 3 granted cases

Recent decided examples

  • ISCR 07-01052 granted · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old electrician employed by a defense contractor seeking a security clearance. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons
  • ISCR 18-00030 granted · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old unmarried individual seeking a security clearance for his position as a Custodial Clean Room Attendant with a defense contractor. The Department of Defense
  • ISCR 06-25807 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 31-year-old security officer employed by a defense contractor since July 2005, who sought an industrial security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statemen
  • ISCR 06-25860 denied · 2008
    The applicant in this case was a 30-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought a security clearance. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) cit

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Related issues under Guideline J

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