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NFF—National Fingerprint File. Intended as a component of the Interstate
Identification Index, NFF would decentralize interstate exchange of criminal
history records. NFF would contain fingerprints from all federal offenders
and only one set of fingerprints from select state offenders. Only the first
arrest fingerprints would be sent along with other biometric data. The state
would maintain criminal history.
NIBRS—National Incident-Based Reporting System. An outgrowth of the
uniform crime report (UCR), NIBRS information is a byproduct of the state
and local Incident-Based Reporting (IBR) Systems. The NIBRS collects spe-
cific crime information on 22 offense categories consisting of 46 specific
crimes collectively called group A offenses. Crimes in this group are reported
as complete incidents including data on victims, offenders, and circum-
stances. There is also a secondary list, referred to as group B, which consists
of 11 offense categories for which only arrest information is captured. Group
A reported categories include the following: arson; assault offenses—aggra-
vated assault, simple assault, intimidation; bribery; burglary, breaking and
entering; counterfeit/forgery; destruction/damage/vandalism of property;
drug/narcotic offenses—drug/narcotic violations, drug equipment viola-
tions; embezzlement; extortion/blackmail; fraud offenses—false pre-
tenses/swindle/confidence game, credit card/ATM fraud, impersonation,
welfare fraud, wire fraud; gambling offenses—betting/wagering, operat-
ing/promoting/assisting gambling, gambling equipment violations, sport
tampering; homicide offenses—murder and non-negligent manslaughter,
negligent manslaughter, justifiable homicide; kidnapping/abduction; lar-
ceny/theft offenses—pocket-picking, purse-snatching, shoplifting, theft from
building, theft from coin-operated machine or device, theft from motor
vehicle, theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories, other larceny; motor
vehicle theft; pornography/obscene material; prostitution offenses—prosti-
tution, assisting or promoting prostitution; robbery; sex offenses, forcible—
forcible rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, forcible
fondling; sex offenses, non-forcible—incest, statutory rape; stolen property
offenses (receiving, etc.); weapon law violation. Group B offenses for which
only arrest data are reported are the following: bad checks; curfew/loiter-
ing/vagrancy violation; disorderly conduct; driving under the influence;
drunkenness; family offenses, nonviolent; liquor law violations; peeping tom;
runaway; trespass of real property; all other offenses.
NICS—National Instant Criminal Background Check. Check on presale stage
of firearms purchase. Federal firearms licensees obtain descriptive informa-
tion on alcohol, tobacco, and firearms (ATF) form 4473 and call or access
NICS through the Internet. This is not a fingerprint-based search.
NLETS—National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Network. Outgrowth
of Law Enforcement Teletype System (LETS), NLETS was incorporated in