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National Threat Operations Center, or NTOC, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is co-located on the site where the FBI originally established CJIS (Criminal Justice Information System), which serves as the nation's repository for criminal fingerprint records. NTOC is responsible for processing tips about a potential terrorist threat, domestic or international. These calls would include threats of mass shootings, bombings and other potentially high-risk-for-casualty events. Besides the fingerprint center, it also hosts the following services:
- National Crime Information Computer (NCIC) - A database of stolen items and individuals wanted by the police, as well as prior convictions
- Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) - Digitized version of the paper based TEN-PRINT fingerprint card which is readily searchable
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) - In simplest terms, gun background checks
- Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) - Essentially a compiled report that tabulates all major crimes committed within the United States
- LEO Enterprise Portal ( Law Enforcement Online or LEO-EP) - website that provides a broad array of services that often serves as the single point of access for information : database, booking system, criminal intelligence, etc
- National Data Exchange (N-Dex) - A virtual workspace in which law enforcement at the local, state, and federal level, as well as tribal, can coordinate investigations that span multiple jurisdictions. It can also provide access to records, monitor fugitives and targets under investigation, as well as provide assistance in the search for missing persons.
- Biometrics Center - The new center was created as part of a joint initiative between the FBI and US Department of Defense. It is suppose to be a Research and Development laboratory for biometric identification technology used for purposes of national security and law enforcement. Biometric technology measures and analyses human characteristics, such as DNA, palm prints, irises and voice patterns. Besides serving as a repository for eye iris scans , it helped spearhead the technology used for Mobile Biometric Application, using a smartphone application for quick field identification of suspects or victims.