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Multiple Arrests / Cumulative Record

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

Decided cases
125
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
18%
22 granted · 103 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)175
¶ 32(d)112
¶ 32(c)60

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).

  • no subsequent offenses · credited in 5 granted cases
  • rehabilitation evidence · credited in 5 granted cases
  • passage of time · credited in 2 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 18-01186 granted · 2019
    Applicant, a 37-year-old male with military service from 2002 to 2006, sought a security clearance but faced allegations under Guideline J (criminal conduct) and Guideline E (personal conduct) as outl
  • ISCR 07-01065.h1 denied · 2007
    The applicant in this case was a 53-year-old single woman with a high school education, employed for 25 years as an electronics fabricator for a defense contractor. The adjudicative guideline at issue
  • ISCR 18-01481 denied · 2019
    The applicant in this case was a 39-year-old male employed as a Cable Technician by a defense contractor, seeking a security clearance. The Department of Defense issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) ci

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Related issues under Guideline J

For questions about how this issue has been treated on particular facts, the assistant searches the record, and the CASE Prep service provides a written, human-reviewed response. Descriptive research only: not legal advice or a prediction.