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33 Am. J. Crim. L. 31 (2005-2006)
Reforming the Criminal Rap Sheet: Federal Timidity and the Traditional State Functions Doctrine

handle is hein.journals/ajcl33 and id is 37 raw text is: Article Reforming the Criminal Rap Sheet: Federal Timidity and the Traditional State Functions Doctrine Mary De Ming Fan* Table of Contents I. Introduction ............................................................................................ 32 II. The Rise, Demise and Resurrection of the Traditional State Functions D octrine ................................................................................................. 33 A . The Startling R ise ........................................................................... 33 B. The Ostensible Dem ise .................................................................. 37 C. The Stealth Revival ........................................................................ 42 1. Reincarnation as a Canon Crippling the Reach of Legislation ...... 42 2. Reincarnation as a Rule of Constrictive Reading of Congressional Legislative Power ............................................ 46 III. Federal Tiptoeing In Traditional State Spheres and the Flawing of the Crim inal R ap Sheet ................................................................................ 50 A . The Rap Sheet's Role .................................................................... 50 B. Federal Timidity in Managing Rap Sheet Reporting ..................... 53 IV . Federal Tim idity's Costs ........................................................................ 60 A. The Standards Patchwork and Persistent Data Quality Problems ........ 60 B . The Cost to Justice ......................................................................... 63 V. Developing the National Coordination and Leadership Principle ...... 66 A. The Countervailing Bright-Line Rule ............................................ 66 B. Practical Application-Reforming the Criminal Rap Sheet ........... 69 * Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California. J.D., Yale Law School. B.A., University of Arizona. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not represent nor necessarily reflect the position of the Department of Justice. Thanks to Roger W. Haines, Jr., for thoughtful comments.

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