"Polizeiliche Registrierung" heißt, dass man einen Eintrag in Polizeiakten wegen irgendeines Verstoßes, vielleicht auch kriminellen Verhaltens hat.
Mit anderen Worten: das sog. polizeiliche Führungszeugnis hat einen Vermerk.

Siehe Wörterbuch: führungszeugnis

In other words, whether they had a criminal record.

Based on what Reinhard said, I don't think it necessarily means a "criminal record."

Yes it does, Bill, at least in Britain - look at my link in #2, it says:
Criminal Records Bureau check [abbr.: CRB check] (Brit.) [law]= polizeiliches Führungszeugnis

Danke

I did look at the link, Penguin. That applies to Britain - the question doesn't say where it is so I assume it's Germany, in which case you could be registered but not have a criminal record.

Führungszeugnis

Ein Führungszeugnis (Deutschland, früher polizeiliches Führungszeugnis), Strafregisterbescheinigung (Österreich, früher Leumundszeugnis), Strafregisterauszug (resp. Auszug aus dem Schweizerischen Strafregister, Schweiz), im Gebrauch der EU criminal record certificate, ist eine behördliche Bescheinigung über bisher registrierte Straftaten (Vorstrafen) einer Person.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrungszeugnis

Criminal record

A criminal record is a record of a person's criminal history, generally used by potential employers, lenders etc. to assess his or her trustworthiness. The information included in a criminal record varies between countries and even between jurisdictions within a country. In most cases it lists all non-expunged criminal offenses and may also include traffic offenses such as speeding and drunk-driving. In some countries the record is limited to actual convictions (where the individual has pleaded guilty or been declared guilty by a qualified court) while in others it also includes arrests, charges dismissed, charges pending and even charges of which the individual has been acquitted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_record


So what is the term used in the USA?

Criminal record. :-)

hear, hear ....

OT - Und wer das schreibt, ist eine kriminelle Blockflöte? ;-)

recorder: Blockflöte {f}

to play the recorder: Blockflöte spielen

Ohh, #10 war also nicht so klar ;-((
Sorry! das → Führungszeugnis