CJIS Interagency Data Sharing Protocols 3

Question 1

A county sheriff's office wants to share criminal history data with a child protective services agency. Under CJIS policy, what must be established first?

Accepted Answer

Legislative authority permitting the sharing with that non-criminal justice agency

Answer

Sharing CJI with non-criminal justice agencies like child protective services requires specific legislative or regulatory authority authorizing that disclosure.

Question 2

In the CJIS tiered access model, what determines whether an agency can access III (Interstate Identification Index) records?

Accepted Answer

Statutory authorization and a signed user agreement with the state repository

Answer

III access requires both statutory authorization to receive criminal history records and a signed user agreement with the state criminal history repository.

Question 3

Which scenario represents a CJIS policy violation in interagency data sharing?

Accepted Answer

An officer emails unencrypted arrest records to a prosecutor's office over public internet

Answer

Transmitting unencrypted CJI over public networks violates CJIS encryption requirements, regardless of recipient agency.

Question 4

How often must agencies that share CJI conduct security audits of their data-sharing partners under CJIS guidelines?

Accepted Answer

At least every three years

Answer

CJIS policy requires compliance audits of agencies sharing CJI at a minimum every three years to ensure ongoing adherence to security standards.

Question 5

A federal agency shares CJI with a state agency for a joint task force. Which party is responsible for user training compliance?

Accepted Answer

Each agency is responsible for training its own personnel

Answer

Each participating agency in a joint task force remains responsible for ensuring its own personnel complete required CJIS security awareness training.

(CJIS) Criminal Justice Information Services Certified Practice Test

(CJIS) Criminal Justice Information Services Certified Practice Test

CJIS Interagency Data Sharing Protocols 3