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Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline J · Criminal Conduct

Trespassing or Burglary

What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.

Decided cases
140
verified hearing-level decisions
Granted
20%
28 granted · 112 denied or revoked

Official mitigating conditions in play

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 cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.

ConditionIn granted casesIn denied cases
¶ 32(a)124
¶ 32(d)84
¶ 32(c)74
¶ 32(b)42

What judges 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).

  • passage of time · credited in 3 granted cases
  • rehabilitation evidence · credited in 2 granted cases
  • acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 1 granted case
  • explanation of omission credible · credited in 1 granted case

Recent decided examples

  • 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 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 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
  • ISCR 19-01632 denied · 2021
    The applicant in this case was a 40-year-old computer system analyst who had been employed by federal contractors since 2007 and held a security clearance since 2012. The Defense Office of Hearings an

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Related issues under Guideline J

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