NCIC Exam Study Guide: Questions &
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what is ncic (Ans- NCIC "National criminal information center"
What's the goal of ncic (Ans- To provide and maintaining a computerized filing system for criminal justice communities with accurate and timely of documented criminal information
Purpose of NCIC (Ans- Gives information needed to preform of their legally authorized,
required function. Includes: wanted person information, missing person info
criminal history info, stolen property info, and info compiled on investigations of crimes that are known or believed to happen on reasonable ground. And information on identifiable individuals to prevent or monitor possible criminal activity.
How can you best describe NCIC (Ans- Paperless data bank, computerized filing system, with documented information from nation wide criminal justice communities with information on crimes and criminals, also information on missing persons and unidentified persons.
NCIC system was was approved by?(Ans- Members of the international association of chiefs of police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In October 1966
The NCIC system is based on?(Ans- Recommendations of criminal justice information services (cjis) advisory police board (app) to the director of FBI.
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NCIC stores?(Ans- Vast amounts of criminal justice information, which can be instantly retrieved by and/or furnished to any authorized agency's
Who can access NCIC (Ans- Criminal justice agencies in the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, though established state systems, it has also become available agencies access NCIC files by specified foreign nations is proved though INTERPOL.
Is an NCIC hit alone probable cause to arrest someone?(Ans- No, but it indicated a stole property report, missing persons report, or warrant, etc may have been filed it's only 1 element giving legal grounds for probable cause to arrest.
NICI HIT,
(Ans- you need to contact the agency who put out the hit, to confirm it is up to date and it's accurate. The hit confirmed with the originating agency may be the major fact or only element necessary to detain or make the arrest ( example confirmation on a outstanding warrant on an individual or hit confirmed on stolen vehicle or stolen property in a timeframe very close to when it was stolen would support arrest decision.
Confirmation on a hit (Ans- On a person filed records regardless of how long it had been in the system, would be enough to cause to take appropriate action. However.When attempting to recorded the stile property record that had been in the system 1 or 2 years officer would need additional facts adding up to probable cause.
Things that don't require hit confirmations (Ans- Files that relate to gang members, known or suspected terrorists, supervised releases, national sex offenders registry, protective interest, violent persons. And NICS denied transactions, don't require hit
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