Interstate Identification Index
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U.S. federal information system
criminal history records system
national index of criminal histories
The Interstate Identification Index is a U.S. national system that maintains and shares computerized criminal history records across states and federal agencies for law enforcement and background check purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Interstate Identification Index canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5890221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interstate Identification Index Context triple: [National Instant Criminal Background Check System, dataSource, Interstate Identification Index]
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A.
State DNA Index System
The State DNA Index System is a statewide database that stores DNA profiles from offenders, arrestees, and crime scenes, serving as the intermediate level between local DNA databases and the national CODIS system in the United States.
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B.
Next Generation Identification
Next Generation Identification is the FBI’s advanced biometric identification system that expands beyond fingerprints to include modalities like iris, facial recognition, and palm prints for more accurate and comprehensive criminal and civil identification.
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C.
National Incident-Based Reporting System
The National Incident-Based Reporting System is a U.S. crime data collection program that compiles detailed, incident-level information on offenses reported to law enforcement agencies nationwide.
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D.
Combined DNA Index System
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.
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E.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interstate Identification Index Target entity description: The Interstate Identification Index is a U.S. national system that maintains and shares computerized criminal history records across states and federal agencies for law enforcement and background check purposes.
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A.
State DNA Index System
The State DNA Index System is a statewide database that stores DNA profiles from offenders, arrestees, and crime scenes, serving as the intermediate level between local DNA databases and the national CODIS system in the United States.
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B.
Next Generation Identification
Next Generation Identification is the FBI’s advanced biometric identification system that expands beyond fingerprints to include modalities like iris, facial recognition, and palm prints for more accurate and comprehensive criminal and civil identification.
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C.
National Incident-Based Reporting System
The National Incident-Based Reporting System is a U.S. crime data collection program that compiles detailed, incident-level information on offenses reported to law enforcement agencies nationwide.
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D.
Combined DNA Index System
The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a national DNA database in the United States that enables law enforcement agencies to store, compare, and match DNA profiles for criminal investigations and identification.
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E.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system used to quickly determine whether a prospective firearm buyer is legally eligible to purchase guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal information system
ⓘ
criminal history records system ⓘ national index of criminal histories ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy | FBI CJIS security policies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accessMode |
message-based transactions through state systems
ⓘ
online index queries ⓘ |
| acronym | III ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Interstate Identification Index System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataType |
FBI identification numbers
ⓘ
arrest records ⓘ criminal history record information ⓘ disposition records ⓘ identification data ⓘ state identification numbers ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
FBI-maintained criminal history records
ⓘ
state-maintained criminal history records ⓘ |
| governedBy |
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal and state criminal history record laws ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
centralized index maintained by FBI
ⓘ
decentralized storage of detailed records at state repositories ⓘ pointer system to state and federal records ⓘ |
| legalStatus | authorized national index of criminal histories ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
National Crime Information Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Next Generation Identification system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. criminal history record information systems ⓘ |
| purpose |
to maintain computerized criminal history records
ⓘ
to share criminal history information among states and federal agencies ⓘ to support criminal justice background checks ⓘ to support law enforcement investigations ⓘ to support noncriminal justice background checks authorized by law ⓘ |
| regulatesUseOf | criminal history record information for authorized purposes only ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Fingerprint File NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
federal and state level offenders
ⓘ
interstate sharing of criminal history records ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
criminal justice information systems
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law enforcement information sharing ⓘ |
| supportsProcess |
fingerprint-based background checks
ⓘ
name-based criminal history inquiries ⓘ |
| supportsProgram |
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
criminal justice investigations ⓘ employment and licensing background checks ⓘ |
| usedBy |
authorized noncriminal justice agencies
ⓘ
federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ state criminal history repositories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Interstate Identification Index Description of subject: The Interstate Identification Index is a U.S. national system that maintains and shares computerized criminal history records across states and federal agencies for law enforcement and background check purposes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.