2023 Florida Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Annual Training Symposium

The Florida Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Annual Training Symposium provides a forum for learning, networking, communication, discussion, and information exchange for criminal justice agencies in Florida. CJIS helps ensure the quality of the data available on the Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC) system and plays a major role in the development of policy for national sharing of criminal justice information with the FBI and other states. Topic covered include, but are not limited to: missing person resources and National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs); CJIS security policies; CJIS support of targeted violence prevention program; critical stress management; genetic genealogy investigations; Florida alert activation steps and resources; modernization of Florida’s Biometric Information System (BIS); National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS); record audits; resources hidden in FCIC, NCIC, and other networks; and technical compliance audits transaction archive reports (TAR) for criminal justice agencies versus the public. NamUs staff will be presenting on the purpose and functionality of the NamUs system as it pertains to law enforcement users. Topics covered include NamUs data entry as well as biometric and analytical services available to facilitate law enforcement investigations into missing persons.