Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division, or CJIS, is a high-tech hub in the hills of West Virginia that provides a range of state of-the-art tools and services to law enforcement, national security and intelligence community partners, and the general public.
Overview
Mission
To equip our law enforcement, national security, and intelligence community partners with the criminal justice information they need to protect the United States while preserving civil liberties.
History
In the summer of 1924, the FBI created an Identification Division (informally called “Ident” in the organization for many years to come) to gather prints from police agencies nationwide and to search them upon request for matches to criminals and crime evidence. The CJIS Division was established in February 1992 out of the former Identification Division to serve as the focal point and central repository for criminal justice information services in the FBI. It is the largest division in the FBI. Programs initially consolidated under the CJIS Division included the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR), and Fingerprint Identification. In addition, responsibility for several ongoing technological initiatives was transferred to the CJIS Division, including the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), NCIC 2000, and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
The Complex
In January 1991, the FBI purchased 986 acres of land in Clarksburg, West Virginia on which to construct the home of the CJIS Division. Construction started in October 1991 and was completed in July 1995, on time and under budget. The heart of the complex is the 500,000-square foot main office building. Constructed in a modular design, this building is nearly the length of three football fields. It features a 600-seat cafeteria, a 500-seat auditorium, atria for visitors and employees, and a 100,000-square-foot computer center.
Compact Council
The National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Act of 1998 establishes a Council to promulgate rules and procedures…
Community Outreach
The better we know our communities, the better we can protect them. The Community Relations Unit at FBI…
CJIS Security Policy Resource Center
Law enforcement needs timely and secure access to services that provide data wherever and whenever for stopping and…
CJIS Link
The CJIS Link is a publication that tells our partners about new services and system capabilities, as well as relevant changes in policy.
2020 CJIS Year in Review
The CJIS Year in Review demonstrates CJIS's commitment to provide the best possible tools to help its partners fight crime and terrorism.
Law Enforcement Records Management Systems (RMSs)
The need for good record-keeping and information-sharing practices has taken on added significance in today’s global environment…