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Law enforcement databases

• IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System)

– Managed by the FBI. Uses include: some employment checks, many criminal investigations, some
firearm purchases

• FINCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network)

– Focuses on money laundering and related crimes including terrorism and narcotics

– Receives Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) from banks and other FIs

• NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System)

– Criminal Justice Network connecting 50 states and federal agencies

• NCIC (National Crime Information Center)

– Managed by the FBI. Provides real time searches of theft reports, warrants fugitives, etc.

Note: Individual states also have their own systems.

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