NCIC/TCIC Exam Questions With Correct Answers

The goal of NCIC is to - Answer Help the criminal justice community perform its duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filling system of accurate and timely documented criminal justice information. Data obtained over TLETS/NLETS - Answer May only be disseminated to authorized criminal justice agencies. The_______ for Texas is the Law Enforcement Support/Crime Records Service (LES/CRS) of the DPS - Answer CSA Unauthorized request of receipt of NCIC/III material could result in: - Answer 1. Removal of the offending terminal from further access. 2. Result in criminal proceedings against the agency & the individual Any personnel who will have TCIC/NCIC access must have a fingerprint-based record check within - Answer 30 days of employment with an agency. Law enforcement sensitive facilities and restricted/controlled areas shall be prominently posted and separated from non-sensitive facilities and non-restricted/controlled areas by - Answer Physical barriers that restrict unauthorized access. The Temporary Felony Want can only be in the system for - Answer 48 hrs If agencies lack staff support for a second party check of TCIC/NCIC record entry - Answer The officer/investigator assigned to the case should check the record. What is NCIC/TCIC & what does it stand for? - Answer Nationwide computerized information system for all criminal justice agencies. National Crime Information Center / Texas Crime Information Center. What is NLETS/TLETS and what does it stand for? - Answer NLETS is the message switcher in Phoenix, AZ and TLETS is the message switcher in DPS of Austin. National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System / Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System. What is OMNIXX used for? - Answer To navigate to other States, Interpol, Canada and criminal justice agencies. All VIN searches are based on the ____ VIN. - Answer last 8 characters of the What does H E A T stand for? - Answer Help End Auto Theft How does NCIC define an article? - Answer Any item which does not meet any other file criteria. How does NCIC define motor vehicle? - Answer Motor driven conveyance designed to carry its operator except for a boat. What are some files that are automatically searched when running a person's name? - Answer Identify Theft, Protective Order, Registered Sex Offender, Concealed Handgun, Foreign Fugitive, Known or Suspected Terrorist, etc. A TCIC/NCIC hit alone is not ________ to arrest or seize property, but indicates that a stolen report, missing person report, or warrant, etc, may have been filed. - Answer Probable cause Priority 1, coded "U" for urgent, means the hit must be confirmed within - Answer 10 minutes The entering agency upon receipt of a hit confirmation request, - Answer Must furnish a Substantive response within the designated timeframe Every agency entering records into TCIC/NCIC must be able to verify/confirm their records - Answer 24hrs a day. Every agency, upon taking a person into custody, identifying a missing person or recovering property and after confirming the hit, must place a _______on the corresponding record - Answer Locate An off-line is - Answer A special technique used to get information from the NCIC and TCIC computers which cannot be obtained with an inquiry. How many states currently participate in NCIC III? - Answer 50 Texas Government Code: 411.083 - Answer Allow the DPS Crime Records Service to disseminate criminal history information to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information Agencies receiving such requests from citizens should direct them to the Crime Records Service Criminal History Inquiry Unit. - Answer YES Can NCIC III data be used for any licensing purpose? - Answer No DPS allows the use of wireless transmissions as long as a firewall has been established to allow this information to be securely transmitted to MDT's, laptops, or other devices. - Answer Yes Criminal History's can be sent to pagers? - Answer Yes Wanted Person's hits coded as "NOEX" in the MIS filed (or EXL/4) - Answer Indicates the entering agency is not willing to extradite outside their state. APD Policy for Stop Stick in Lexipol is what? - Answer 214.6.2 What does TDD stand for? - Answer Tire Deflation Device What are the features of Stop Stick? - Answer 1 stop stick measures 3 feet long and weighs about 1.1 pound, contains 36 steel quills and 72 spike tips How many ft does the stop stick cord reel out to? - Answer 80 ft with one mounting tray in vehicle What is stop stick and how is it used? - Answer Stop Stick is a Pursuit Control Device that is designed to deflate the tires in a controlled release of air and should deflate within 20-30 seconds If the scene is unsafe when deploying stop stick what should you do? - Answer Abort and never run out into the road to recover stop stick What are examples of when not to deploy stop stick: - Answer When pedestrians are in the immediate vicinity or on vehicles with FEWER than 4 wheels (motorcycles/ATV's)