CJP CRIMINAL JUSTICE
PRACTITIONER EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The Texas Crime Information Center was established in the early ____ after the inception of the
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in 1967. - ANS 1970's
NCIC - ANS National Crime Information Center
TCIC - ANS Texas Crime Information Center
The Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) is located at the Texas Department of ____. -
ANS Public Safety (DPS) Headquarters in Austin, Texas
TCIC is a ____ computerized information system that operates under the same policies and
goals as NCIC. - ANS Statewide
This person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with TCIC/NCIC policy and act as a
liaison between the local agency and the LES/CRS of the Texas DPS. - ANS TAC
Access to ____is available directly to any local law enforcement agency that has a TLETS/NLETS
terminal. - ANS TCIC/NCIC
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, Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS may only be disseminated to ____ - ANS Authorized
criminal justice agencies.
The data stored in the TCIC/NCIC system and the Interstate Identification Index files (NCIC III)
are documented criminal justice information and must be ____ to ensure correct, legal, and
efficient dissemination and use. - ANS Protected
The individual receiving a request for criminal justice information must ensure that the person
requesting the information is ___ - ANS Authorized to receive the data.
The FBI's CJIS Security Policy provides a procedure for conducting national fingerprint-based
record checks on personnel having access to FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems. These
record checks shall be conducted within ___upon initial employment or assignment. -
ANS 30 days
If a felony conviction exists, the hiring authority shall ____ systems access. If a criminal record
of any other kind exists, systems access shall be denied until the CSO (CJIS Systems Officer) or
his official designee reviews the matter to determine if systems access is appropriate. -
ANS Deny
Individuals that have ____or access to any equipment that stores, processes, or transmits Texas
or National CJIS Systems data are required to pass a national fingerprint-based background
check. - ANS Terminal access
The local agency administrator (i.e. Chief, Sheriff, or their equivalent) may request a wavier that
would allow access to the DPS/FBI systems. To qualify for a waiver, an individual must have
been convicted or placed on community supervision for a Class B misdemeanor at
least____prior to the application. - ANS Five (5) years
To make the State of Texas fingerprint-based criminal history background check requirements
consistent with the national standards as expressed in the CJIS Security Policy, it is no longer
necessary to process a national fingerprint-based background check for those criminal justice
agency employees that only have access to___ criminal justice data. - ANS Hard-copy
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PRACTITIONER EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
The Texas Crime Information Center was established in the early ____ after the inception of the
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in 1967. - ANS 1970's
NCIC - ANS National Crime Information Center
TCIC - ANS Texas Crime Information Center
The Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) is located at the Texas Department of ____. -
ANS Public Safety (DPS) Headquarters in Austin, Texas
TCIC is a ____ computerized information system that operates under the same policies and
goals as NCIC. - ANS Statewide
This person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with TCIC/NCIC policy and act as a
liaison between the local agency and the LES/CRS of the Texas DPS. - ANS TAC
Access to ____is available directly to any local law enforcement agency that has a TLETS/NLETS
terminal. - ANS TCIC/NCIC
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS may only be disseminated to ____ - ANS Authorized
criminal justice agencies.
The data stored in the TCIC/NCIC system and the Interstate Identification Index files (NCIC III)
are documented criminal justice information and must be ____ to ensure correct, legal, and
efficient dissemination and use. - ANS Protected
The individual receiving a request for criminal justice information must ensure that the person
requesting the information is ___ - ANS Authorized to receive the data.
The FBI's CJIS Security Policy provides a procedure for conducting national fingerprint-based
record checks on personnel having access to FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems. These
record checks shall be conducted within ___upon initial employment or assignment. -
ANS 30 days
If a felony conviction exists, the hiring authority shall ____ systems access. If a criminal record
of any other kind exists, systems access shall be denied until the CSO (CJIS Systems Officer) or
his official designee reviews the matter to determine if systems access is appropriate. -
ANS Deny
Individuals that have ____or access to any equipment that stores, processes, or transmits Texas
or National CJIS Systems data are required to pass a national fingerprint-based background
check. - ANS Terminal access
The local agency administrator (i.e. Chief, Sheriff, or their equivalent) may request a wavier that
would allow access to the DPS/FBI systems. To qualify for a waiver, an individual must have
been convicted or placed on community supervision for a Class B misdemeanor at
least____prior to the application. - ANS Five (5) years
To make the State of Texas fingerprint-based criminal history background check requirements
consistent with the national standards as expressed in the CJIS Security Policy, it is no longer
necessary to process a national fingerprint-based background check for those criminal justice
agency employees that only have access to___ criminal justice data. - ANS Hard-copy
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