How do you handle results from mugshot websites or arrest records?

Mugshot and arrest-record aggregators are one of the more frustrating reputation problems because the underlying records are public and the aggregators are commercial enterprises operating within the law. The response works at four layers. First, platform-specific takedown: most major aggregators have published removal processes, sometimes for a fee, often free for clear cases. Second, legal escalation where state laws apply – several US states have passed mugshot-pay-for-removal restrictions and other statutes that create takedown obligations. Third, source-level remediation when the underlying record has been sealed, expunged, or pardoned: the aggregator no longer has a basis for hosting it and platform policies typically support removal. Fourth, authoritative content displacement: a stronger owned property and earned media footprint pushes the aggregator results below page one over time. The combination usually produces material improvement within six to twelve months.