CJIS Division
Also called criminal justice information services · CJIS
Definition
The FBI division that maintains national criminal justice information systems and handles Identity History Summary requests.
Context
The operational home of the process. Correspondence about a request is handled here rather than by a local FBI field office.
Government sources
Where this term comes from.
- Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division
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Related terms
- Identity History SummaryThe document the FBI issues to an individual listing the criminal history information maintained about them at the FBI under their fingerprints — or stating that no such information exists.
- Interstate Identification IndexThe national index through which criminal history records held by the FBI and by participating states are located and exchanged.