There are certain restrictions and limitations to what amount of information is going to be made available. Most of the time criminal records registered through online forms is accessible to public but other times it is confined to special cases. Any citizen looking for relevant information on criminal cases has to approach the right authority in the form of a formal request, which could be put forth to a court or agency.
The documents and records of criminal cases are only provided to individuals with highest credentials. Otherwise it may put the State Police in jeopardy and involve risk of being violated. The verification of these documents has to be through fingerprints for proper matching. It cannot be constituted with name databases.
Since the advancement of technology it has become quite easy for common people to hack the system and scoop information to their hearts content. For this very reason there have been many limitations as to who gets the information and by which procedure. It has to be authentic and only allowance is to the court houses and law enforcement agencies.
With so much of uncertainties and misconception we sometimes lose our faith in the law forces. It is essential that one should cooperate with the system so that more improvements could be made with vast opportunities that not only benefit the people but the law agencies as well.