Identify types of information available through state and national crime information and communication systems.

Identification should include

• NCIC and VCIN
  • criminal history
  • warrant checks
  • stolen status
  • concealed weapons status
  • protective orders
  • missing persons and runaways
• national and state sex offender registries
• Victim Information Notification Everyday (VINE)
• Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
• Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

Process/Skill Questions:

• How do the NCIC and VCIN systems assist criminal justice personnel?
• What is the role of non-agency sources of information, including victims, witnesses, concerned citizens, informants, relatives, employers, or associates of suspects?
• What is the difference between intelligence and information?