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FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
largest division of FBI, includes National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), NCIC 2000, and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).

• FBI national Crime Information Center 2000
  services include:
  • Enhanced Name Search: returns phonetically similar names (e.g. Marko, Marco or Knowles, Nowles or derivatives of names such as William,Willie, Bill).
  • Fingerprint Searches: Stores and searches the right index fingerprint. Search inquiries compare the print to all fingerprint data on file (wanted persons and missing persons).
  • Probation/Parole: Convicted Persons or Supervised Release File contains records of subjects under supervised release.
  • Improved Data Quality: Point-of-entry checks for errors; validates that data is entered correctly (e.g., VINs); checks that data is entered in all mandatory fields; links text and image information; and expands miscellaneous fields.
  • Information Linking: Connects two or more records so that an inquiry on one retrieves the other record(s).
  • Mugshots: One mugshot per person record may be entered in NCIC 2000. One fingerprint, one signature, and up to 10 other identifying images (scars, marks, tattoos) may also be entered.
  • Other Images: One identifying image for each entry in the following files: Article, Vehicle, Boat, Vehicle or Boat Part. A file of generic images (e.g., a picture of a 1989 Ford Mustang) is maintained in the system.
  • Convicted Sex Offender Registry: Contains records of individuals who are convicted sexual offenders or violent sexual predators.
  • SENTRY File: An index of individuals incarcerated in the federal prison system. Response provides descriptive information and location of prison.
  • Delayed Inquiry: Every record entered or modified is checked against the inquiry log. Provides the entering and inquiring agency with a response if any other agency inquired on the subject in the last five days.
  • On-line Ad-hoc Inquiry: A flexible technique that allows users to search the active databases and access the system's historical data.
• Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System or IAFIS
  national fingerprint and criminal history system. Provides automated fingerprint search capabilities, latent searching capability, electronic image storage, and electronic exchange of fingerprints and responses. As a result of submitting fingerprints electronically, agencies receive electronic responses to criminal ten-print fingerprint submissions within two hours and within 24 hours for civil fingerprint submissions.
  • maintains world's largest biometric database in the world: fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information for more than 47 million subjects in the Criminal Master File. The fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information are submitted voluntarily by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
  • In past, fingerprint cards had to be physically transported and processed: fingerprint check could take 3 months.

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