This course covers the basics of operating CCIC/NCIC, to include the following topics:
- Logging into and navigating OpenFox Messenger
- Overview of available CCIC/NCIC Files
- Nlets queries
- Criminal History
- How to conduct common queries
- Hit confirmations
- Locating records
- Identifying received messages
- Proper system usage
- Dissemination
- Storage and disposal
- Knowing your resources
Prerequisites: None.
Trainer: Judy Kinyon
Students will attend an 8-hour class on these topics, after which they will be directed to take a 10-question exam to complete within two weeks. After the successful completion of the exam, the student will be issued a certificate of proficiency in CCIC Level I: Basic.
Course materials: Materials will be posted to CJIS Portal closer to when the class is held, and all enrolled students will be notified.
This course does not cover how to enter or modify records in CCIC/NCIC. For classes that cover additional topics, please see CCIC Level II: Intermediate and CCIC Level III: Coordinator.
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Instructor Bio:
Judy Kinyon worked for the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for twenty years. She started in the records section, quickly moving to the comm center where she was lucky enough to be able to tell cops where to go. Sometimes she even got to tell them how to get there. After retiring from the Sheriff's office, she was hired as a temp at the CBI working in the InstaCheck Unit. From there she was hired full time into the Crime Information Management Unit (CIMU, formerly the Program Support Unit (PSU). She worked as the supervisor of the Sex Offender Registration Unit for eight years, after which time she returned to the CCIC side of the house. She has been with the Bureau sixteen years.
Please Note: these courses are limited to current employees and contractors of criminal justice agencies, and are not open to the general public.
