TCIC/NCIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED

The National Crime Information Center - Answer-NCIC TCIC - Answer-Texas Criminal Information Center NLETS - Answer-The international Justice and Public Safety Network TLETS - Answer-Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System Who is responsible for all the records entered into the system? - Answer-local law enforcement Who enforces policy and procedure within the State of Texas? - Answer-CSA-DPS When was NCIC launched & how many files/ records did it have? - Answer-Launched January 27, 1967 with 5 files & over 300,000 records How many files and records does NCIC currently have? - Answer-11.7 million active records and 21 files In 2011 the NCIC processed ____________ transactions per day - Answer-7.9 million The goal of the NCIC is to help the criminal justice community to preform its duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filing system of _________________ and ________________ documented criminal justice information. - Answer-accurate & timely TxDPS has designated the Law Enforcement Support/ ______________________________________ (LES/CRS) division as the state's CSA - Answer-Crime Records Service Agencies must conduct a fingerprint based record check to verify identification within ___________ days of assignment for direct access or direct responsibility of networks - Answer-30What are permanent disqualifiers for the system access policy? (5 total) - Answer-Felony Conviction Felony Deferred Adjunction Class A Misdemeanor conviction Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication Family Violence What are the 10 year disqualifiers for the system access policy? (2 total) - Answer-Class B misdemeanor conviction Class B misdemeanor deferred adjudication Terminal Access Policy Law Enforcement and criminal Justice sensitive facilities and restricted/controlled areas shall be ______________________ posted and separated from non-sensitive and non-restricted/controlled areas by ________________ that restrict unauthorized access - Answer-prominently & physical barriers Relationship of TCIC/NCIC to TLETS/NLETS (The international justice and public safety network) Data obtained over the TLETS/NLETS may only be disseminated to _______________________________________________________ agencies - Answer-authorized criminal justice Automatic Removal of Records Each record in the database is assigned a specific retention period. For example, temporary Felony Warrants are automatically removed after ____ hours - Answer-48 Record Responsibility Agencies lacking staff support for a ____________ party check should require the ____________ assigned to the case to check the record for accuracy - Answer-second & OfficerTransaction Codes Enter a Gun:____ - Answer-G Transaction Codes Query a Vehicle: ______ or _________ - Answer-ZV or QV Transaction codes Modify a stolen security: ______ - Answer-MS VIN searches are based on the last _____ characters of the VIN - Answer-8 __________________ alphabetic characters in a serial number are not considered for matching purposes - Answer-embedded Querying the wanted person file will _________________ many files and may result in a response from NCIC/ TCIC - Answer-cross-search Wanted Person Query responses - Answer-wanted person immigration violator foreign fugitive NCIC gang member TX gang member Known or appropriately suspected terrorist protective interest supervised release identity theft victim threat against peace or detention officer concealed handgun license protective orderregistered sex offender missing person person with information child safety check alert