Is there such a thing as Web-based, on-line access to NCIC?
A. Yes, there certainly is access on the World Wide Web to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC)–but not directly. First, the Web address www.ncic.gov just isn’t assigned at all. Second, you already realize that NCIC is the last link on the chain: it’s accessed by the 50 state Department’s of Justice, through the state criminal justice computer systems. In turn, the state systems are often accessed by county-level CJ systems. In any event, Wisconsin has a program that allows pre-approved persons to access their state CJ system from the Web, which then allows searches through NCIC. Feel free to poke around their pages…there’s really nothing accessible unless you’re authorized. We’ve also seen the Kansas Criminal Justice Information System (KCJIS) that allows direct access to the state’s CJ system (with proper authorization), but also citizen access to registered sex offender searches, missing persons, and the state’s Most Wanted.
