For years, achieving full charge-disposition matching in state criminal history repositories has been an elusive target for many jurisdictions. A typical rap sheet for a repeat offender shows multiple arrest charges with few corresponding dispositions. The impact is significant to virtually everyone, both inside and outside the criminal justice system. A lengthy rap sheet filled with undisposed charges stymies law enforcement officers’ efforts to gain a truly comprehensive understanding of the person they are about to approach. Likewise, prosecutors spend hours trying to determine the status of previous charges and whether they can enhance charges for repeat offenses. Furthermore, employment and the right to gun ownership are often conditional based on the absence or presence of certain criminal charges. Many states report disposition matching around 35 percent; in some states, this number has improved, but only marginally, even though agencies have spent millions of dollars, obtained through grants awarded by the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), to rectify this issue.