ACJIC Products
The Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center operates a state-of-the-art data center 24-hours a day, and provides many information systems through the state criminal justice network (CJnet) and the Internet.
Our information systems process more than 18 million transactions per month, and are accessed by more than 14,000 sworn officers in over 850 criminal justice entities within Alabama and across our nation. ACJIC is connected nationally to the FBI's National Crime Information Center, as well as to all 50 states via the National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (Nlets).
Some of the products providing access to information systems provided by, or administered through, ACJIC include:
ABC (Alabama Background Check System) is the official State of Alabama criminal history records check site. Administered by ACJIC, the system allows employers to subscribe to run online searches of Alabama criminal records of employees and prospective employees who provide them with the "right to know" waiver authorizing the search. This ACJIC system is provided in cooperation with the Alabama Administrative Office of Courts and the Alabama Department of Public Safety. Find out more at http://background.alabama.gov or through the Online Services page of Alabama's official government website, www.alabama.gov.
AlaCOP (Alabama Communications and Operations Portal) is the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center's (ACJIC) secure web portal for authorized law enforcement and criminal justice officers. This state-specific site is administered and maintained under the authority of ACJIC and shares data from state information systems. one page brief
AlaSafe.gov, an Alabama-specific government website maintained and administered under the authority of ACJIC. This site provides family members of Alabamians with Alzheimer's Disease or dementia with a secure mechanism to provide critical information to law enforcement, in anticipation of a potential event where they wander or become lost and not be able to provide identifying information.
CCH (Computerized Criminal History System), an online database of criminal offender information available to qualified criminal justice agencies. CCH provides complete, statewide "rap sheets" on offenders, as well as a rapid flow of criminal offender information that aids criminal justice officials in making more realistic decisions with respect to bail, sentencing, probation, and parole. Alabama is an Interstate Identification Index (III) and Felon Identification in Firearms Sales (FIFS) participant.
IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System), the national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Division.
III (Interstate Identifier Index), the Federal Bureau of Investigation's criminal history records in a database. III records are established when a fingerprint card is provided to the FBI from the contributing criminal justice agency, and this record is then included in the FBI's automated index of persons with criminal records.
INTERPOL, a network operated by the U.S. Department of Treasury which allows authorized U.S. criminal justice agencies to communicate with criminal justice officials in over 200 foreign countries.
LETS (Law Enforcement Tactical System), a private, Alabama-specific information system which shares vital information maintained by state agencies, including Alabama driver license, boat registration, corrections, pardon and parole, sex offender, and automobile tag registrations with authorized Alabama criminal justice agencies. one page brief
LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), a collection of in-state databases of criminal justice information available to qualified criminal justice agencies throughout this state and the nation as a whole.
NCIC (National Crime Information Center), a nationwide system administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in which law enforcement agencies may access information on stolen, missing, or recovered guns; stolen articles; wanted or missing persons; stolen or wanted vehicles; stolen license plates; stolen securities; convicted sexual offenders; violent gang and terrorist organizations; and computerized criminal history records.
NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System), an incident-based reporting system in which law enforcement agencies collect data on each single crime occurrence.
Nlets (the International Justice & Public Safety Information Sharing Network), an international, computer-based message switching system and communications network which connects criminal justice agencies in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada on a 24-hour-a-day basis.
PUSH (Private Utility Security HSRM), the Alabama-specific secure web portal which provides private sector security personnel with current homeland security information relative to their particular sector of the economy. one page brief
SAC (Statistical Analysis Center), the entity in each state which works as a unit of the federal government to collect, analyze, and disseminate justice data. Alabama's SAC is located in the Uniform Crime Reporting Division of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center.
SHARE (Secure Homeland Access and Reporting Environment), the Alabama-specific secure web portal system developed by the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center to allow Alabama homeland security and law enforcement agencies to integrate and coordinate tips, communicate leads, and share investigative information. one page brief
SNAP(Secure NCIC Access Portal), ACJIC's innovative client software allowing law enforcement agencies to access the FBI's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) via the internet for entry or non-entry purposes. SNAP NCIC access is available to law enforcement agencies currently using MESSENGER which do not interface to a third-party vendor for CAD, Records Management, or Mobile Data Terminals.
UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting), a city, county, and state law enforcement program which provides a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of crime data by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Specifically, the UCR program collects information on Part I offenses reported to law enforcement including:
- Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter
- Forcible Rape
- Robbery
- Aggravated Assault
- Burglary
- Larceny-Theft
- Motor Vehicle Theft
- Arson
ULTRA (UCR Local Template for Reporting and Analysis), a secure web-based application which will allow law enforcement agencies to submit reports to the state UCR repository via the internet.
VOYAGER Secure Wireless Data Platform, the national system which provides law enforcement with secure access to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and other secure law enforcement systems data through wireless devices including laptop computers, personal digital assistants, and cell phones. one page brief
ACJIC programs
ACJIC Vendor Certification Program
Acting as the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) System agency for Alabama, ACJIC has established its Vendor Certification Program to provide oversight of vendor offerings of ACJIC/NCIC/Nlets software. Effective January, 2007, all vendors seeking to provide software for use by criminal justice agencies within the State of Alabama to access the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), via the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC), must be approved through the ACJIC Vendor Certification Program.
Please click here to access the ACJIC Vendor Certification packet. Other related questions may be directed to ACJIC's Information Technology Division by calling 334.517.2500.
