Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline J · Criminal Conduct
Unspecified Criminal Conduct
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
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.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 32(a) | 127 | 68 |
| ¶ 32(c) | 86 | 36 |
| ¶ 32(d) | 82 | 37 |
| ¶ 32(b) | 51 | 17 |
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).
- rehabilitation evidence · credited in 23 granted cases
- acknowledgment and remorse · credited in 11 granted cases
- no subsequent offenses · credited in 10 granted cases
- passage of time · credited in 7 granted cases
- abstinence period documented · credited in 2 granted cases
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 06-25552.h1 granted · 2007Applicant, a 57-year-old employee of a computer company contracted to a government contractor in the health care sector, faced trustworthiness concerns under Guideline F (Financial Considerations), Gu…
- ISCR 06-25765.h1 granted · 2007The applicant in this case was a 46-year-old employee of a defense contractor who sought to maintain his security clearance. The Department of Defense raised concerns under the criminal conduct guidel…
- ISCR 06-25860 denied · 2008The 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 06-26073 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 37-year-old single man with three children, employed as a sheet metal welder for a military contractor. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) issued a Stat…
Related issues under Guideline J
- DUI / DWI (criminal charge) · 1,099 cases
- Drug-Related Criminal Charge · 822 cases
- Assault or Battery · 598 cases
- Fraud or Deception (Criminal) · 535 cases
- Theft or Larceny · 437 cases
- Domestic Violence · 380 cases
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