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The '''Interstate Identification Index''' (or III) is a national index of [[criminal history|criminal histories]] (or [[criminal history|rap sheets]]) in the [[United States of America]], maintained by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] ([[FBI]]). Included in this index are individuals who have been [[arrested]] or [[indicted]] for "a serious criminal offense anywhere in the country."<ref>[http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/iiince.pdf Interstate Identification Index Name Check Efficacy: Report of the National Task Force to the U.S. Attorney General] (July 1999). p 7 in PDF, p 1 in document. Retrieved on [[2008-07-31]]. NCJ-179358.</ref> Search results from the III give a list of states that have criminal history on a given person. An investigator or analyst may then query those states directly to get specific criminal history, either through the [[National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System]] (NLETS) or by other means. Simply put, if all the criminal histories of each state were put in one (very large) book, the III would be the [[Index (publishing)|index]]. |
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According to the ''NCIC Certification Test Study Guide'' (developed and is maintained by the [http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services ]), which itself is condensed from Volume One of the ''[[NCIC]] [[Mandatory sentencing|Mandatory Minimum Standards Curriculum]] for Full Access Terminal Operators'' (available as item ED354314 at http://eric.ed.gov/), and the NCIC Operating Manual: |
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This is significant because the criminal justice system of each participating state is now no longer a completely closed system; the increased exchange of information between different law enforcement agencies increases the chances of catching multi-state offenders. |
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The ''Interstate Identification Index'', or ''III'', was developed in 1978 to coordinate the decentralized exchange of interstate [[Criminal record|criminal history record]] information among states and Federal [[criminal justice]] agencies, to effectively deal with individuals who commit [[crime]]s in more than one state.</blockquote> |
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The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] maintains an "index," which contains the name(s), numeric identifiers, and physical descriptors of persons with criminal histories and "points" to the state(s) which maintain criminal history information for the subject. The FBI itself does not respond with information on the subject, except to supply records reflecting Federal agency data, if any, or to provide records from states which do not participate in ''III''. |
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==External links== |
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==See also== |
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<LI>[http://eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/13/7b/d5.pdf ED354314 - National Crime Information Center Mandatory Minimum Standards Curriculum for Full Access Terminal Operators. Volume One--Administrative Issues, Policy and the Interstate Identification Index.] at the U.S. Department of Education web site.</LI> |
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<LI>[http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/web%20page/pdf/cctrifold.pdf National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact 42 U.S.C. 14611-16] at the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services web site.</LI> |
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The Interstate Identification Index (or III) is a national index of criminal histories (or rap sheets) in the United States of America, maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Included in this index are individuals who have been arrested or indicted for "a serious criminal offense anywhere in the country."[1] Search results from the III give a list of states that have criminal history on a given person. An investigator or analyst may then query those states directly to get specific criminal history, either through the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) or by other means. Simply put, if all the criminal histories of each state were put in one (very large) book, the III would be the index.
This is significant because the criminal justice system of each participating state is now no longer a completely closed system; the increased exchange of information between different law enforcement agencies increases the chances of catching multi-state offenders.
See also
- National Crime Information Center
- ED354314 - National Crime Information Center Mandatory Minimum Standards Curriculum for Full Access Terminal Operators. Volume One--Administrative Issues, Policy and the Interstate Identification Index. at the U.S. Department of Education web site.
- National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact 42 U.S.C. 14611-16 at the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services web site.
Notes
- ^ Interstate Identification Index Name Check Efficacy: Report of the National Task Force to the U.S. Attorney General (July 1999). p 7 in PDF, p 1 in document. Retrieved on 2008-07-31. NCJ-179358.
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