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06.13.16

N-DEx: Evolving with User Needs

N-DEx has expanded to access international records, has added a Batch Query enhancement, and is listening to its users to remain an agile tool.

06.13.16

LEEP: Providing Information and Communication in the Digital Age

The Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal helps make information available between local, state, tribal, and federal agencies more quickly and safely online.

06.13.16

FBI Directors Rely on UCR Data

The UCR Program has begun developing methodology to collect and publish data on police-involved shootings and use of force.

06.13.16

Purpose Code X (Name-Based Checks) Granted to Tribes

Tribes need access to the Interstate Identification Index (III) when there is an urgent need to place an at-risk child. This is where Purpose Code X comes in.

06.13.16

Need to Know: Revised Gun File Video Now Available

The CJIS Division released a revised version of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Gun File Video on June 1, 2015.

04.15.15

Photo Finish - Resources to Combat Active Shooter Incidents

Get information from videos, special studies, and other resources about how to respond to active shooter incidents.

04.15.15

FBI Offers Active Shooter Resource Page on LEEP

Law enforcement agencies seeking resources to handle an active shooter incident can access the FBI’s Active Shooter Resource Page on the LEEP.

04.15.15

Stay Linked: Sign up for Your Alert Today!

Sign up for e-mail alerts to let you know when new editions of the CJIS Link are available online.

04.15.15

Need to Know: UCR Program Quarterly and CJIS Information Letters Available on the LEEP

The UCR Program Quarterly and CJIS Information Letters are available on the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal.

04.15.15

2014 N-DEx Success Story of the Year: Thousands of Cartons of Counterfeit Cigarettes Discovered

CJIS chooses a Success Story of the Year based on the use of N-DEx’s data to connect a seemingly routine situation with a larger ongoing investigation.

04.15.15

N-DEx: Powering Investigation Beyond Your Jurisdiction

N-DEx provides the ability to share, search, link, and analyze information by removing jurisdictional and geographical limitations.

04.15.15

Busted…with the Help of NICS

A NICS inquiry regarding a long gun purchase led to the apprehension of an individual with an active warrant for aggravated assault with a weapon.

04.15.15

Dispositions Aid in Preventing Unauthorized Access to Biological Agents and Toxins

The FBI’s Bioterrorism Risk Assessment Group (BRAG) screens individuals applying for positions that deal with biological select agents and toxins.

04.15.15

New Initiative Aims to Increase Crime Reporting in NIBRS

While most law enforcement agencies continue to submit their crime data to the UCR Program via the SRS, the FBI and BJS aim to change that through the NCS-X.

10.24.14

Photo Finish - CJIS Honors Fallen Officers with Memorial Service

The Criminal Justice Information Services Division honored fallen enforcement officers with a memorial service in May 2014.

10.24.14

Busted…with the Help of NICS and IAFIS

NICS helped deny a probation violator’s gun purchase in Texas, and a search of IAFIS helped confirm the identity of two FBI fugitives in custody in Mexico.

10.24.14

2015 Latent 'Hit of the Year': Submit Your Success!

Law enforcement officials should submit latent identification success stories that they would like to be considered for the 2015 Latent Hit of the Year.

10.24.14

2014 Latent 'Hit of the Year': Massachusetts Cold Case Murder

Each year, CJIS selects a Latent Hit of the Year and shares details about the case solved when latent prints were identified by a search of the IAFIS.

10.24.14

The FBI’s Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program Strives to Save Lives

The FBI’s LEOKA Program uses UCR crime statistics and other information in its mission to reduce the number of law enforcement officer deaths and assaults.

10.24.14

System Records Set at CJIS in 2014

The NCIC, the NICS, the N-DEx, and the IAFIS broke records for exceptional service in 2014.