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Verified CJP Criminal Justice Practitioner Questions & Answers covering the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC), National Crime Information Center (NCIC), system history, and foundational law enforcement information systems. Includes real exam-style questions with 100% correct answers on TCIC establishment in the 1970s following NCIC (1967) and definitions of major criminal justice databases. Ideal for criminal justice certification preparation, law enforcement training, and CJIS-related information systems education. Verified Q&A’s | 100% Correct | Latest 2026/2027 Version. Tags: #cjp #criminaljustice #ncic #tcic #lawenforcement #cjis #databases #exam #questions #answers #verified #2026 #2027 #utexas #studyguide #testbank #certification
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The Texas Crime Information Center was established in the early ____ after the inception of the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in 1967. - ✔✔1970's NCIC - ✔✔National Crime Information Center TCIC - ✔✔Texas Crime Information Center The Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC) is located at the Texas Department of ____. - ✔✔Public Safety (DPS) Headquarters in Austin, Texas TCIC is a ____ computerized information system that operates under the same policies and goals as NCIC. - ✔✔Statewide This person will be responsible for ensuring compliance with TCIC/NCIC policy and act as a liaison between the local agency and the LES/CRS of the Texas DPS. - ✔✔TAC Access to ____is available directly to any local law enforcement agency that has a TLETS/NLETS terminal.
The FBI's CJIS Security Policy provides a procedure for conducting national fingerprint-based record checks on personnel having access to FBI Criminal Justice Information Systems. These record checks shall be conducted within upon initial employment or assignment. - ✔✔30 days If a felony conviction exists, the hiring authority shall ____ systems access. If a criminal record of any other kind exists, systems access shall be denied until the CSO (CJIS Systems Officer) or his official designee reviews the matter to determine if systems access is appropriate. - ✔✔Deny Individuals that have ____or access to any equipment that stores, processes, or transmits Texas or National CJIS Systems data are required to pass a national fingerprint-based background check. - ✔✔Terminal access The local agency administrator (i.e. Chief, Sheriff, or their equivalent) may request a wavier that would allow access to the DPS/FBI systems. To qualify for a waiver, an individual must have been convicted or placed on community supervision for a Class B misdemeanor at least____prior to the application. - ✔✔Five (5) years To make the State of Texas fingerprint-based criminal history background check requirements consistent with the national standards as expressed in the CJIS Security Policy, it is no longer necessary to process a national fingerprint-based background check for those criminal justice agency employees that only have access to criminal justice data. - ✔✔Hard-copy Family Violence Conviction is a for access to CJIS information. - ✔✔Permanent Disqualifier TCIC/TLETS System Access policy applies not only to commissioned peace officers and communication operators or others with direct terminal access to TCIC/NCIC/TLETS, but to any employee who may, as a part of their job duties, see any written/printed documents with information derived from these systems. The policy also applies to an employee who ___ have access to an area where this information is received, maintained or stored either manually or electronically. - ✔✔May The computer site and related infrastructures (including police vehicles if they house equipment which provides access to the CJIS network), must have at all times to protect against all unauthorized access to or routine viewing of computer devices, access devices, and printed and stored data. - ✔✔Adequate physical security
If DPS does not receive an agency's validation certification letter by the deadline, the agency's records for that validation period will be ____as required by NCIC policy. - ✔✔Canceled Computerized Criminal History (CCH) files are records of Texas arrests stored at the Law Enforcement Support /Crime Records Service (LES/CRS) of ____. - ✔✔DPS in Austin These files are compiled from arrest fingerprint cards, ____ and disposition information from courts, probation and parole reports, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) receiving reports, etc. - ✔✔Prosecution All Texas CCH record entries and updates are performed by CRS. These updates are performed ____ - ✔✔24 hours a day 7 days a week All 50 states currently participate in ____interfacing. - ✔✔NCIC III All positive responses to inquiries in the individual state repositories must be ____. - ✔✔Manually logged What purpose code would you use for a criminal history request of a Wrecker Driver, (performing duties for law enforcement). - ✔✔C What purpose code would you use for a criminal history request for Family Members (of potential law enforcement or criminal justice applicants) - ✔✔J TCIC/NCIC may hit on multiple Records with similar names and dates of birth and should be considered ____. - ✔✔Possible matches only Definitive results on criminal histories can be obtained through a ____. - ✔✔Fingerprint comparison More than 5 possible hits means the identifiers of the inquiry ___more than five records in the CCH files.
Complete record not computerized means the inquiry identifiers matched one record on file which has not been ____. - ✔✔Completely computerized Corrections Officers, District/County Prosecutors and Magistrates, Federal Law Enforcement Agents, Peace Officers, Probation and Parole Officers are ____to receive criminal history record information. - ✔✔Authorized All ____of CHRI must be manually logged. - ✔✔Secondary disseminations DPS ____the use of wireless transmissions as long as a fire wall has been established to allow this information to be securely transmitted to MDT's, laptops or other devices. - ✔✔Allows A Fax machine not connected to a CJIS system, may be used to transmit criminal history records you can ____proper retrieval of information. - ✔✔Ensure CHRI information is considered ____and subject to restrictions regarding use and dissemination. - ✔✔Confidential DPS recognizes two acceptable methods for destruction of CHRI, ____. - ✔✔Shredding and burning This law allows the DPS Crime Records Service to disseminate criminal history information to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information. - ✔✔Texas Government Code 411. Provides a penalty for unauthorized obtaining, use, or disclosure of criminal history record information. Under Subsection (a), such a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. If used, obtained, or disclosed for remuneration or the promise of remuneration, under Subsection (c), such an offense is a felony of the second degree. - ✔✔Texas Government Code 411.